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The Hello, this is a History of Europe Ki-Battles podcast.

This is part six, and the final part on the series on the French Revolutionary Wars of 1787 to 1802.

The Last week I talked about the French Revolutionary War up until the year 1797, including the

astonishingly successful campaign in Italy and Austria of Napoleon Bonaparte

at the time just one of several French commanders.

He achieved the conquest of much of northern Italy

and the formation of a new cisalpine republic,

which was effectively under French control.

Music which was effectively under French control. French expansionism did not cease with the conclusion of the piece of Campo Formio, which formalised this, but rather seemed to accelerate. The political turbulence in Paris continued with yet another coup d'etat in September 1797.

The directory was purged of moderate Republicans and of real or suspected monarchists.

The new hardline Republican leaders were determined to bring about the continued extension of the Revolution abroad.

In March 1798, military intervention in Switzerland led to the formation there of the Helvetic Republic.

The enthusiasm of Swiss Republicans provided the pretext for action which the French government

believed beneficial to protect

Francis South-Eastern frontier and to secure military communications with Northern Italy.

Next disturbances in the Papal States led to the intervention of French troops and the proclamation

of the Roman Republic, which remained occupied by the French.

In December 1798, the French seized control of the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Everywhere the French Revolution appeared to be on the march, and although these actions caused considerable resentment and anxiety, French expansion

seemed unstoppable. Napoleon's next target was Great Britain, the only member of the first

coalition still in the war. In the first months of 1798, a so-called army of England,

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