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    Background

    On 20 April 1792, the French Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria. In the War of the First Coalition (1792–97), … See more

    Peace interrupted

    From October 1797 until March 1799, France and Austria, the signatories of the Treaty of Campo Formio, avoided armed conflict but remained skeptical of each other, and several diplomatic incidents undermine… See more

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    Date29 November 1798 – 25 March 1802 · (3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
    LocationItaly, Switzerland, Southern Germany, Middle East, Mediterranean Sea, Caribbean Sea
    ResultFrench-allied victory · Treaty of Lunéville · Treaty of Amiens · Survival of the French Republic · Previous annexations by France confirmed · Hostilities resume in 1803 with the formation of a Third Coalition against France and allies
    Territorial changesTrinidad, Ceylon and Malta to Britain · Parma and Louisiana to France · Tuscany to the House of Bourbon · Foundation of the Septinsular Republic · Portuguese Olivenza to Spain · Reichsdeputationshauptschluss
    War of the Second Coalition - World History Encyclopedia
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    Preliminaries to war

    Military strategists in Paris recognized the strategic significance of the Upper Rhine Valley, the southwestern German regions, and Switzerland for the defense of the Republic. The control of the Swiss passes was crucia… See more

    Formation of the Second Coalition

    The Second Coalition took several months to form, starting with Naples allying itself with Austria (19 May 1798) and Russia (29 November), after which British Prime Minister Pitt and Austrian State Chancellor Thugut (the … See more

    War

    In Europe, the allies mounted several invasions, including campaigns in Italy and Switzerland and an Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands. Russian general Alexander Suvorov inflicted a series of defeats on t… See more

    Aftermath

    On 25 March 1802, Britain and France signed the Treaty of Amiens, ending British involvement in the war. After a preliminary treaty signed at Paris on 9 October 1801, the Treaty of Paris of 25 June 1802 ended the war bet… See more

    Strategic analysis

    American historian Paul W. Schroeder (1987) claimed that, at the time of his writing, most historians – exemplified by Piers Mackesy (1984) – had all too simplistically blamed the Second Coalition's failure on th… See more

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