The War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802), part of the broader French Revolutionary Wars, was the second attempt by an alliance of major European powers to defeat Revolutionary France. The Second Coalition, which included Russia, Austria, Great Britain, Naples, Portugal, and the Ottoman Empire, was defeated by the French Republic, and hostilities ended with the Treaty of Amiens in 1802.
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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.
