Chief Actions: (1) Battle of the Pyramids; (2) Battle of the Nile at Aboukir, Acre.
Results: Nelson’s victory removes a serious menace to British power in India, cuts off the French in Egypt and deprives France of communication with its best troops and ablest general.
c. Second Coalition—1799-1802.
Causes: The mistakes of the government of the Directory and the prestige of Nelson’s victory enable Great Britain to form the Second Coalition.
Leaders: (1) Napoleon, Joubert, Moreau; (2) Suvaroff, Melas, Archduke John.
Chief Actions: (1) Marengo, Hohenlinden; Napoleon’s passage of the Alps (Great St. Bernard); (2) Novi.
Results: The Peace of Presburg ends the contest between France and Austria. Much harsher terms are imposed on Austria. Peace of Luneville with Austria (1801); Peace of Amiens with England (1802); Surrender of England’s conquests except Trinidad and Ceylon; Malta to be restored to Knights of Malta.
NAPOLEONIC WARS—1802-1815.
(1) France under Napoleon vs. (2) European Powers led by England.