1797Bonaparte Occupies Ancona, Pressuring Pope Pius VI

February 9: Bonaparte occupies Ancona to force Pope Pius VI ...
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⛪ Pope Pius VI Condemns French Clergy's Civil Constitution

March 10: Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
ReligionCatholic ChurchFrench RevolutionCivil Constitution of the ClergyPope Pius VICounter-RevolutionClerical OppositionReligious ConflictPapal Bull

⚔️ Bonaparte's Italian Campaign Begins

April 10: Bonaparte begins his Italian campaign with victories over the Austrians at Montenotte (April 12) and the Sardinians at Millesimo (April 13).
Bonaparte's Italian Campaign Begins (1796)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignBonaparteItalian CampaignWarAustriaSardiniaMontenotteMillesimoFirst Coalition

🤝 Bonaparte Secures Papal States Occupation

June 23: Bonaparte signs the Armistice of Bologna with the Holy See, which permits the French occupation of the northern Papal States.
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsPapal StatesCatholic ChurchArmisticeMilitary OccupationReligious ConflictItalyBonaparteConcordat

⛪ Bonaparte Occupies Ancona, Pressuring Pope Pius VI

February 9: Bonaparte occupies Ancona to force Pope Pius VI to negotiate with him. Negotiations begin February 12.
Bonaparte Occupies Ancona, Pressuring Pope Pius VI (1797)
BonapartePapal StatesCatholic ChurchMilitary CampaignNegotiationsItalian CampaignFrench RevolutionReligious ConflictOccupation

⚔️ Bonaparte's Army Occupies Cairo

July 24: Bonaparte and his army enter Cairo.
French RevolutionNapoleonic WarsEgyptCairoMilitary CampaignBonaparteInvasionOccupationMiddle East

⛪ Pope Pius VI Transferred to France

April 10: Pope Pius VI, a prisoner of the French, is transferred to France.
Pope Pius VI Transferred to France (1799)
Catholic ChurchPapacyFrench RepublicReligious PersecutionPolitical PrisonersAnti-clericalismRevolutionary FranceItalian CampaignImprisonment