The War of the Second Coalition was a conflict between Revolutionary France and a coalition that included Britain, Austria, Russia, Naples and the Ottoman Empire. It was formed after the French expedition to Egypt, and the allies won early successes in Italy under the Russian general Suvorov. Russia withdrew after quarrels with its allies and the failure of an Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. Napoleon Bonaparte returned from Egypt and took power as First Consul in the coup of 18 Brumaire, and he defeated the Austrians at Marengo in 1800 while Moreau won at Hohenlinden. Austria made peace at Lunéville in 1801, and Britain, left alone, signed the Peace of Amiens in 1802.
Before and after
- 19 January 1798Birth of Auguste Comte
- 26 April 1798Birth of Eugène Delacroix
- from 24 May 1798 to 24 September 1798Irish Rebellion of 1798
- from 10 June 1798 to 12 June 1798French invasion of Malta
- from 28 June 1798 to 25 March 1802War of the Second Coalition
- from 1 July 1798 to 2 September 1801French invasion of Egypt and Syria
- from 7 July 1798 to 30 September 1800Quasi-War
- from 12 October 1798 to 5 December 1798Peasants' War
- 24 December 1798Birth of Adam Mickiewicz
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The era
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