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Helvetic Republic

  • Act of MediationFrench troops entered Switzerland in 1798 to dismantle the decentralized Old Swiss Confederation. The new Helvetic Republic replaced an aristocratic system…
  • Helvetic RepublicOn the 5th of March 1798, French troops completely overran Switzerland and the Old Swiss Confederation collapsed. The invasion proceeded largely peacefully…
  • Treaty of LunévilleThe Austrian army had been defeated by Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Marengo on the 14th of June 1800. Jean Victor Moreau then crushed the Austrians at…