1799 ⟶ Generals Championnet and Faipoult Clash Over Command in Naples
February 3: Conflict between Generals Championnet and Faipou...Year
1798
1799
⚔️ 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
⚔️ Championnet Expels Faipoult from Naples
February 6: Championnet orders the expulsion of Faipoult from Naples.⟶
French RepublicNaplesGeneral ChampionnetItalian CampaignExpulsionMilitary CommandPolitical IntrigueFrench Revolutionary WarsParthenopean RepublicMilitary Orders
⚔️ 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.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary CommandArmy of ItalyJacobin GeneralsChampionnetMilitary StrategyWarfareItalian Campaign