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Battle of Marengo
After Napoleon led his Reserve Army across the Alps with the goal of relieving the Austrian siege of Genoa, the Battle of Marengo began early on the morning of June 14, 1800, when Austrian Army troops under the command of … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Second Italian Campaign, War of the Second Coalition
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Coup d’Etat of 18 Brumaire
In November 1799, France was suffering the effects of the looming threat of opportunistic invasion by the Second Coalition which, an increasing dissatisfaction with The Directory (which had never been a strongly popular government but rather a government of convenience … Continue reading
Posted in Egyptian Campaign, Historical Timeline Details, Other Private & Affairs of State, War of the Second Coalition
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Battle of the Pyramids
‘Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you,’ General Napoleon Bonaparte told his staff. It was 3 p.m. on July 21, 1798, and he was referring to the Pyramids, standing tall and clear some 10 miles away, west of the Nile … Continue reading
Posted in Egyptian Campaign, Historical Timeline Details
Tagged antiquity, arabs, architectural wonders, artillery fire, battle, byzantines, cavalry, egypt, egyptian capital, egyptian landscape, european army, french infantry, french losses, general, mamelukes, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, pyramids
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Egyptian Campaign
Napoleon in Egypt The Egyptian Campaign (1798–1801) was Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in “The Orient” to protect French trade interests and undermine Britain’s access to India. It was the main aim of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798, a series of naval … Continue reading
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Treaty of Campo Formio
The Treaty of Campo Formio was signed on October 17, 1797 (26 Vendémiaire, Year VI of the French Republic) by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Ludwig von Cobenzl as representatives of France and Austria. It marked the collapse of the First … Continue reading
Posted in First Italian campaign, Historical Timeline Details, War of the First Coalition
Tagged adriatic, austria, austrian emperor, campo, coalition, dalmatia, first coalition, formio, french republic, general, istria, italy, markham, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, napoleonic wars, natural boundaries, peace settlement, rhine, treaty, treaty of campo formio, venetian islands
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Battle of Lodi
Chandler writes: “Bonaparte after crossing the river Po near Piacenza, was making a determined effort to trap General Beaulieu west of the Adda. In fact the French arrived too late to prevent the Austrian retreat, and at Lodi only fought … Continue reading
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