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French
Revolutionary Wars Timeline:
1800
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French Revolutionary Wars
in a Nutshell.
January 1, 1800
The Corps Législatif replaces the
Conseil des Cinq-Cents, which had to quit on December 26, 1799.
The Corps Législatif will be in effect until June 4, 1814.
Here is the
list of names of the
Corps Législatif including date
of birth/death and département.
January 17, 1800
The
Army of
England
(Armée d'Angleterre) is renamed
Army of the West (Armée de
l'Ouest). Commander: Brune,
who replaces Hedouville.
March 14, 1800
The Catholic Church has a new pope,
Pope Pius VII.
March 16, 1800
Britain and Bavaria sign a treaty of
alliance.
March 20, 1800
Battle of Heliopolis.
French victory. This battle is part of Napoleon's
Egyptian Campaign.
March 29, 1800
Creation of the
Second Army of the Reserve (Deuxième
Armée de Réserve).
April 2, 1800
The new French Defense Minister is
Lazare-Nicolas-Marguerite Carnot.
He succeeds Louis-Alexandre Berthier.
April 20, 1800
Britain and Wurttemberg sign a treaty of
alliance at Louisburg.
April 21,
1800
The
Siege of Genoa
begins. It will end on June 4, 1800.
April 24, 1800
Jacques Macdonald,
duc de Tarente is made the commander of the
2nd Army of the Reserve, but he
is still on sick leave.
April 27, 1800
Brune,
gives temporary command over the
Army of the West (Armée de
l'Ouest) to Hedouville and
takes off. On May 2, 1800, the new commander,
Bernadotte, will arrive.
April 30, 1800
Britain and Mayence (Mainz) sign a treaty of
alliance.
May 2, 1800
Bernadotte
is the new commander of the
Army of the West (Armée de
l'Ouest).
May 9, 1800
Battle of Biberach
French
Soldiers at the Battle of Biberach
Gravures historiques, Henri Dimpre
Ministère de la Défense
June 4, 1800
The
Siege of Genoa
ends. It had begun on April 21, 1800.
June 14, 1800
Battle of Marengo.
French victory.
June 20, 1800
Britain and Austria sign a treaty of
alliance.
September 2, 1800
Jaques Macdonald
joins his
2nd Army of the Reserve in
Dijon. Together, they move into Switzerland.
September 30, 1800
The Treaty of
Morfontaine, also called the Treaty of Friendship and
Commerce, is concluded between the United States and France. After
revision, this treaty will be ratified by both countries on July 31,
1801. The
Quasi War is over. It had begun
on July 7, 1798.
October 8, 1800
French Defense Minister
Lazare-Nicolas-Marguerite Carnot
resigns. The new Defense Minister is the old Defense Minister,
Louis-Alexandre Berthier.
October 17, 1800
The Second Army of the Reserve is renamed the
Army of the Grisons.
December 3, 1800
Battle of Hohenlinden.
French victory.
Mid-December 1800
The French knock on the doors of
the Benedictine abbey at Melk, a
town located only 55 miles west
of Vienna, thus scaring the bejesus
out of every Austrian in the
vicinity.
And here she stands:
Benedictine Abbey of Melk,
Austria
Photo:
Walter Hochauer
December 25, 1800
Armistice concluded at Steyr.
This is the second time
Francis
II has to ask
France for peace. He is
desperate and will fire his man
Thugut
from his post.
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