HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Continental System, Meritocracy, Nieman Fellowship
23 Nov 2017
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1799: napoleon takes power in cout d tat 1799, in this effort, he was aided by the collapse of the second coalition. In which russia pulled out, because of their issues w/britain, leaving only austria: britain was one of the biggest benefactors to this, napoleon decides to concentrate and destroy austria. Borrowed money from all the allies, all the states that the french had taken over. New army attacked outruns in italy and central europe (germany) Wiped out the austrian army, restoring french control. Forced austrians to full out and sign the treaty of luneville: till this point, northern italy had never been a part of france. Napoleon forces hands of the austrians: by pulling out of the second coalition, it left only britain in this fight. March 1802, british sign a treaty that recognized french gains in central eu and italy. In return the british promised to pull out of malta.
