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Austria and Russia were forced to make peace, and England was the only country that still resisted him, till a general peace was made at Amiens in 1803; but it only lasted for a year, for the French failed to perform the conditions, and began the war afresh. AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA WERE FORCED TO MAKE PEACE AND ENGLAND WAS THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT STILL RESISTED HIM TILL A GENERAL PEACE WAS MADE AT AMMION IN EIGHTEEN O THREE BUT IT ONLY LASTED FOR A YEAR FOR THE FRENCH FAILED TO PERFORM THE CONDITIONS AND BEGAN THE WAR AFRESH
 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. 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.--A great course of victories followed in Italy, where Buonaparte commanded in person, and in Germany under Moreau. NY 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 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 A GREAT COURSE OF VICTORIES FOLLOWED IN ITALY WHERE BUONAPARTE COMMANDED IN PERSON AND IN GERMANY UNDER MOCHELL
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