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Britain and France sign the Preliminary of London

The War of the Second Coalition (French: Guerre de la Deuxième Coalition) (1798–1802) was the second war between revolutionary France and a coalition of European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria...

The War of the Second Coalition (French: Guerre de la Deuxième Coalition) (1798–1802) was the second war between revolutionary France and a coalition of European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples and various German monarchies. Prussia did not join the coalition, while Spain supported France.

The overall goal of Britain and Russia was to stop the expansion of the French Republic and to restore the monarchy in France, while Austria – weakened and in deep financial debt from the War of the First Coalition – sought primarily to recover and strengthen its position.

Historical Significance

The War of the Second Coalition (French: Guerre de la Deuxième Coalition) (1798–1802) was the second war between revolutionary France and a coalition of European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples and various German monarchies.

Events Before

  1. The dissolution of the Dutch East India Company comes into effect

    The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874.

  2. Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples

    Napoleon I's sister Carolina marries French military leader Joachim Murat, future King of Naples

  3. Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Socie

    Alessandro Volta reports his discovery of the electric battery in a letter to Joseph Banks, president of the Royal Society of London

  4. Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox

    Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse gives the first cowpox vaccination in the United States to his son to prevent smallpox

  5. British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St G

    British politician and future Prime Minister of UK George Canning (30) weds Scottish heiress Joan Scott (24-ish) at St George's Anglican Church, Hanover Square, London, until his death in 1827

Events After

  1. Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library

    Congress passes an act calling for a US Capitol library

  2. 1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)

    1st leopard exhibited in US, Boston (admission 25 cents)

  3. Simon Willard patents banjo clock

    Simon Willard (April 3, 1753 – August 30, 1848) was a celebrated American clockmaker. Simon Willard clocks were produced in Massachusetts in the towns of Grafton and Roxbury, near Boston.

  4. 1st US Military Academy at West Point is established through Congressional act (opened July 4, 1802)

    The United States Military Academy (USMA), commonly known as West Point, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York, that educates cadets for service as commissioned officers in the...

  5. Great Britain and the French Republic sign the Treaty of Amiens

    The Treaty of Amiens (French: la paix d'Amiens, lit. 'the peace of Amiens') temporarily ended hostilities between France, the Spanish Empire, and the United Kingdom at the end of the War of the...

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Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on October 1, 1801?
The War of the Second Coalition (French: Guerre de la Deuxième Coalition) (1798–1802) was the second war between revolutionary France and a coalition of European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples and various German monarchies. Prussia did not join the coalition, while Spain supported France. The overall goal of Britain and Russia was to stop the expansion of the French Republic and to restore the monarchy in France, while Austria – weakened and in deep financial debt from the War of the First Coalition – sought primarily to recover and strengthen its position.
Why is Britain and France sign the Preliminary of London significant?
The War of the Second Coalition (French: Guerre de la Deuxième Coalition) (1798–1802) was the second war between revolutionary France and a coalition of European monarchies, led by Britain, Austria and Russia, and including the Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Naples and various German monarchies.

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