1799Generals Championnet and Faipoult Clash Over Command in Naples

February 3: Conflict between Generals Championnet and Faipou...
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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

⚔️ 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.
Generals Championnet and Faipoult Clash Over Command in Naples (1799)
French RevolutionMilitary CommandNaplesItalian CampaignGeneralsInternal ConflictMilitary StrategyDisagreements

⚔️ French Occupation of Naples

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

⚔️ 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