1799 ⟶ Championnet Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy

August 29: Championnet, prominent among the Jacobin generals...

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⚔️ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of the Interior

October 26: Bonaparte is named commander in chief of the Army of the Interior.⟶

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⚔️ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy

March 2: The Directory names General Bonaparte the commander of the Army of Italy.⟶

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⚔️ Augereau Appointed Commander of the Army of the Rhine

September 23: General Augereau, who carried out the September 4 coup, is named commander of the new Army of the Rhine.⟶

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⚔️ Championnet Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy

August 29: Championnet, prominent among the Jacobin generals, is named new commander of the Army of Italy.⟶

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⚔️ Generals Championnet and Faipoult Clash Over Command in Naples

February 3: Conflict between Generals Championnet and Faipoult over the command of French troops in Naples.⟶

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⚔️ Directory Promotes Commanders Joubert and Championnet

July 5: Two commanders with neo-Jacobin sympathies are promoted by the Directory: Joubert is named new commander of the Army of Italy, and Championnet is chosen to command the Army of the Alps.⟶

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