1798Austria and England Plan Military Intervention Against France

November 16: Austria and England agree to cooperate to force...
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🤝 Reichenbach Convention: Powers Consider Intervention

June 26: Diplomats of England, Austria, Prussia and the United Provinces meet at Reichenbach to discuss possible military intervention against the French Revolution.
Reichenbach Convention: Powers Consider Intervention (1790)
French RevolutionInternational RelationsMilitary InterventionDiplomacyAustriaPrussiaEnglandUnited ProvincesCoalitionWar Preparations

⚔️ Directory Orders Bonaparte to Pressure Austria

September 29: Directory instructs Bonaparte to win major concessions in negotiations with Austria, and, in the event of refusal, to march on Vienna.
Directory Orders Bonaparte to Pressure Austria (1797)
BonaparteDirectoryAustriaNegotiationsMilitary StrategyFrench Revolutionary WarsDiplomacyThreat of ForceExpansionism

🤝 Austria and England Plan Military Intervention Against France

November 16: Austria and England agree to cooperate to force France back to its 1789 boundaries.
French Revolutionary WarsCoalitionAustriaEnglandMilitary StrategyInterventionTerritorial DisputesDiplomacyWar Plans1789 Boundaries