1797 ⟶ Riots in Rome and Murder of General Duphot

December 28: Anti-French riots in Rome, and murder of a Fren...
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1798

⚔️ Riots in Rome and Murder of General Duphot

December 28: Anti-French riots in Rome, and murder of a French general, Mathurin-Léonard Duphot.⟶
French RevolutionRomeItalyAnti-French sentimentMilitary conflictGeneral DuphotRiotsViolenceExpansionismNapoleonic Wars (foreshadowing)

⚔️ French Army Marches on Rome

January 11: The Directory orders General Berthier and his army to march on Rome to punish the papal government for the murder of General Duphot.⟶
French Army Marches on Rome (1798)
French RevolutionMilitary CampaignPapal StatesGeneral BerthierRomeItalian CampaignDirectoryWarExpansionismConflict