Campaigns of 1795 in the French Revolutionary Wars
The
The year opened with French forces in the process of attacking the Dutch Republic in the middle of winter.[1] The Dutch people rallied to the French call and started the Batavian Revolution. City after city was occupied by the French. The Dutch fleet was captured, and the stadtholder William V fled to be replaced by a popular Batavian Republic, which supported the revolutionary cause and signed the Treaty of The Hague on 16 May 1795, ceding the territories of North Brabant and Maastricht to France.
With the Netherlands falling, Prussia also decided to leave the coalition, signing the Peace of Basel on 6 April, ceding the west bank of the Rhine to France.[2] This freed Prussia to finish the occupation of Poland.
The French army in Spain advanced, advancing in
Meanwhile,
On the
In northern Italy victory at the Battle of Loano in November gave France access to the Italian peninsula.
Citations
References
- Popkin, Jeremy D. A New World Begins: The History of the French Revolution. New York: Basic Books, 2019. ISBN 978-0-465-09666-4.
See also
Preceded by | French Revolutionary Wars 1795 |
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