May 12th.—Austro-Russian army checked at Bassignana.
May 16th.—Sièyes becomes one of the Directory.
May 20th.—Suwarrow takes Brescia,
May 24th.—And Milan (citadel).
June 5th.—Massena defeated at Zurich by Archduke Charles; and Macdonald (June 19th) by Suwarrow at the Trebbia.
June 18th.—Gohier, Roger-Ducos, and Moulin replace Treilhard, Laréveillère-Lépeaux, and Merlin on the Directory.
June 20th.—Turin surrenders to Austro-Russians.
June 22nd.—Turkey, Portugal, and Naples join the coalition against France.
July 14th.—French carry their prisoner, Pope Pius VI., to Valence, where he dies (August 29th).
July 22nd.—Alessandria surrenders to Austro-Russians.