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15 Feb 1798The French Republic invades the Papal States. The Roman Republic is established as a French puppet state and Pope Pius IV is taken back to France as a prisoner
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May 1798 - Sep 1801Napoleon's Campaign in Egypt and Syria serves as a catalyst for the formation of the Second Coalition.
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1 Aug 1798The French fleet anchored at Aboukir Bay is completely destroyed by a British fleet under Horatio Nelson at the Battle of the Nile.
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12 Nov 1798 - 25 Jun 1802The War of the Second Coalition.
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25 Mar 1799French General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan is defeated by a larger Austrian army under Archduke Charles at the Battle of Stockach.
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15 Apr 1799Russian Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov takes command of Allied forces in Italy.
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15 Aug 1799The French are defeated at the Battle of Novi; General Barthélemy Joubert is killed.
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27 Aug 1799 - 27 Oct 1799The Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, led by the Duke of York, ends in failure.
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19 Sep 1799 - 26 Sep 1799Suvorov crosses the Alps, but arrives in Switzerland too late to aid the Allies.
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25 Sep 1799The Second Battle of Zurich results in a French victory against an Austro-Russian army.
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14 Jun 1800First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte narrowly defeats an Austrian army at the Battle of Marengo.
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3 Dec 1800French General Jean-Victor Moreau beats the Austrians at the Battle of Hohenlinden.
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2 Apr 1801The British attack a Danish fleet at the First Battle of Copenhagen, because of Denmark's participation in the League of Armed Neutrality.
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25 Mar 1802The French Republic and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Amiens, ending hostilities between the two nations.
