1798French Army Defeats Neapolitan Forces at Civita Castellana

December 6: French army under Jean Étienne Championnet defea...
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1798
1799

⚔️ French Army Defeats Neapolitan Forces at Civita Castellana

December 6: French army under Jean Étienne Championnet defeats the army of the King of Naples and his wife at Battle of Civita Castellana.
French Army Defeats Neapolitan Forces at Civita Castellana (1798)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignsItalian CampaignNaplesJean Étienne ChampionnetBattleWarfareExpansionRevolutionary Wars

⚔️ French Forces Recapture Rome

December 14: French army under Championnet recaptures Rome.
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignItalian CampaignRomeChampionnetRepublicWarConflict

⚔️ French Army Forces King of Naples into Exile

December 21: French army attacks Naples and forces King of Naples to take sanctuary on the flagship of Admiral Nelson.
French RevolutionNaplesItalian CampaignMilitary CampaignKing Ferdinand IVAdmiral NelsonExileFrench ArmyInvasion

⚔️ French Occupation of Naples

January 23: French army occupies Naples
French Occupation of Naples (1799)
French RevolutionNaplesItalian CampaignMilitary CampaignOccupationWarfareNapoleonic Wars (precursor)

⚔️ French Army Defeated at the Battle of Trebia

June 19: A French army under Étienne Macdonald is defeated by the Russians under Suvorov at the Battle of the Trebia.
French Army Defeated at the Battle of Trebia (1799)
French RevolutionMilitaryWarBattleTrebiaÉtienne MacdonaldSuvorovRussian EmpireCoalition WarsItalian Campaign

⚔️ Battle of Castricum: French-Dutch Victory Over Russo-British Forces

October 6: A French-Dutch army under General Brune defeats a Russian-British force at the Battle of Castricum. The British and Russians withdraw their troops from the Netherlands.
Battle of Castricum: French-Dutch Victory Over Russo-British Forces (1799)
French RevolutionMilitary ConflictNetherlandsNapoleonic WarsWarfareBattleFrench ArmyRussian ArmyBritish ArmyWithdrawal