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... France . The French armies in Italy were defeated in the spring of 1799 and had to abandon the greater part of the peninsula . These defeats led to disturbances in France itself . The coup d'etat of 30 Prairial ( June 18 , 1799 ) ...
... France . The French armies in Italy were defeated in the spring of 1799 and had to abandon the greater part of the peninsula . These defeats led to disturbances in France itself . The coup d'etat of 30 Prairial ( June 18 , 1799 ) ...
Page 751
... France without lowering customs duties to the indignation of British merchants . To revive France's expansion overseas , he also intended to recover San Domingo ( now Hispaniola , which had re- belled ) , to occupy Louisiana ( ceded to ...
... France without lowering customs duties to the indignation of British merchants . To revive France's expansion overseas , he also intended to recover San Domingo ( now Hispaniola , which had re- belled ) , to occupy Louisiana ( ceded to ...
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... France ahead of the Grande Armée . Arriving in Paris on December 18 , he proceeded to stiffen the dictatorship , to raise money by various ex- pedients , and to levy new troops . Thus , in 1813 the forces arrayed against France were no ...
... France ahead of the Grande Armée . Arriving in Paris on December 18 , he proceeded to stiffen the dictatorship , to raise money by various ex- pedients , and to levy new troops . Thus , in 1813 the forces arrayed against France were no ...
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