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All the European Powers had united against them, and Lombardy had been recovered chiefly by Russian aid; so that Buonaparte, on the ground that a nation at war needed a less cumbrous government than a Directory, contrived to get himself chosen First Consul, with two inferiors, in 1799. 7. The Consulate. ALL THE EUROPEAN POWERS HAD UNITED AGAINST THEM AND LOMBARDY HAD BEEN RECOVERED CHIEFLY BY RUSSIAN AID SO THAT BONAPARTE ON THE GROUND THAT A NATION AT WAR NEEDED A LESS CUMBROUS GOVERNMENT THAN A DIRECTORY CONTRIVED TO GET HIMSELF CHOSEN FIRST CONSUL WITH TWO INFERIORS IN SEVENTEEN NINETY NINE SEVEN THE CONSULATE
y set in. Already in the new vigour born of the strong emotions of the country the armies won great victories, not only repelling the Germans and the emigrants, but uniting Holland to France. Napoleon Buonaparte, a Corsican officer, who was called on to protect the Directory from being again overawed by the mob, became the leading spirit in France, through his Italian victories. He conquered Lombardy and Tuscany, and forced the Emperor to let them become republics under French protection, also to resign Flanders to France by the Treaty of Campo Formio. Buonaparte then made a descent on Egypt, hoping to attack India from that side, but he was foiled by Nelson, who destroyed his fleet in the battle of the Nile, and Sir Sydney Smith, who held out Acre against him. He hurried home to France on finding that the Directory had begun a fresh European war, seizing Switzerland, and forcing it to give up its treasures and become a republic on their model, and carrying the Pope off into captivity. D A TIME OF MUCH PROSPERITY SET IN ALREADY IN THE NEW VIGOR BORN OF THE STRONG EMOTIONS OF THE COUNTRY THE ARMIES WON GREAT VICTORIES NOT ONLY REPELLING THE GERMANS AND THE EMIGRANTS BUT UNITING HOLLAND TO FRANCE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE A CORSICAN OFFICER WHO WAS CALLED ON TO PROTECT THE DIRECTORY FROM BEING AGAIN OVERAWED BY THE MOB BECAME THE LEADING SPIRIT IN FRANCE THROUGH HIS ITALIAN VICTORIES HE CONQUERED LOMBARDY AND TUSCANY AND FORCED THE EMPEROR TO LET THEM BECOME REPUBLICS UNDER FRENCH PROTECTION ALSO TO RESIGN FLANDERS TO FRANCE BY THE TREATY OF CAMPO FORMU BONAPARTE THEN MADE A DESCENT ON EGYPT HOPING TO ATTACK INDIA FROM THAT SIDE BUT HE WAS FOILED BY NELSON WHO DESTROYED HIS FLEET IN THE BATTLE OF THE NILE AND SIR SIDNEY SMITH WHO HELD OUT ACCA AGAINST HIM HE HURRIED HOME TO FRANCE ON FINDING THAT THE DIRECTORY HAD BEGUN A FRESH EUROPEAN WAR SEIZING SWITZERLAND AND FORCING IT TO GIVE UP ITS TREASURES AND BECOME A REPUBLIC ON THEIR MODEL AND CARRYING THE POPE OFF INTO CAPTIVITY
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