1797 ⟶ Directory Orders Bonaparte to Pressure Austria

September 29: Directory instructs Bonaparte to win major con...
Timelines Logo
Year
1796
1797
1798
1799

⚔️ Austria Reinforces Italian Front Against Bonaparte

November 2: Austria sends two more armies to northern Italy to confront Bonaparte.⟶
French Revolutionary WarsWarAustriaItalyBonaparteMilitary StrategyConflictExpansionismCampaign

⚔️ 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

🤝 Directory Ratifies Treaty of Leoben with Austria

April 30: The Directory ratifies the Treaty of Leoben.⟶
Directory Ratifies Treaty of Leoben with Austria (1797)
TreatyAustriaMilitaryFranceDiplomacyFirst CoalitionWarNapoleon BonaparteDirectory

🗺️ Bonaparte Proposes English Invasion Plan to the Directory

January 12: Bonaparte presents a plan for an invasion of England to the Directory.⟶
Napoleon BonaparteDirectoryFrench Revolutionary WarsInvasion of EnglandMilitary StrategyWar PlanningContinental EuropeGreat Britain18th Century

⚔️ Directory Declares War on Austria and Tuscany

March 12: The Directory declares war on Austria and on the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.⟶
Directory Declares War on Austria and Tuscany (1799)
French RevolutionDirectoryWarAustriaTuscanyMilitary CampaignsEuropean ConflictsExpansionismFirst CoalitionNapoleonic Wars (precursor)

🤝 Bonaparte Received by the Directory

October 17: Bonaparte is received by the Directory.⟶
DirectoryBonaparteNapoleonFrench RevolutionPoliticsMilitaryFranceLeadershipGovernmentCoup