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Treaties of the French First Republic

  • Treaty of Campo FormioA small house in the main square of Campo Formio held the weight of European history on the 17th of October 1797. Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Philipp von…
  • Act of MediationFrench troops entered Switzerland in 1798 to dismantle the decentralized Old Swiss Confederation. The new Helvetic Republic replaced an aristocratic system…
  • Concordat of 1801The National Assembly seized church properties during the French Revolution. This action stripped the Catholic Church of its vast landholdings and income…
  • Louisiana PurchaseIn 1762, the Treaty of Fontainebleau transferred the vast Louisiana territory from France to Spain. This secret agreement followed French defeat in the Seven…
  • Treaty of AmiensThe War of the Second Coalition began with early victories for the coalition forces in Egypt, Italy, and Germany. France soon turned the tide with decisive…
  • 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…