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  2. French invasion of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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    The last event of the French invasion was an initially successful revolt of the Upper Valais, which was suppressed in late May. [1] The Nidwalden uprising, an episode related to the invasion though distinct from it, took place in September 1798 and was quashed by the French under Schauenburg, leaving some 100 killed on both sides, along with ...

  3. List of invasions of France - Wikipedia

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    The 1536 Italian War of 1536–1538, Spanish invasion of France The 1562 English expedition to France , led by England during the French Wars of Religion The 1746 War of the Austrian Succession , Austria-Italian forces supported by the British navy attempted to invade southern France

  4. French invasion of Russia - Wikipedia

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    The French invasion is known as the Russian campaign, [c] the Second Polish War, [d] [38] the Second Polish campaign, [e] [39] the Patriotic War of 1812, [f] or the War of 1812. [40] It should not be confused with the Great Patriotic War ( Великая Отечественная война , Velikaya Otechestvennaya Voyna ), a term for the ...

  5. French invasion of Egypt and Syria - Wikipedia

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    The French invasion of Egypt is widely regarded in contemporary academic circles to be "the first act of modern European imperialism" and also criticised for its role in shaping the civilizing mission narrative of 19th century European colonial empires. [75]

  6. French invasion - Wikipedia

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    French invasion may refer to: Category:Invasions by France; Category:Invasions of France; See also. Invasion of Isle de France, 1810 British invasion of what is now ...

  7. French invasion of Honolulu - Wikipedia

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    The French invasion of Honolulu (also known as the Sacking of Honolulu, or the Tromelin Affair) was an attack on Honolulu, capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, by French admiral Louis Tromelin in 1849 in retribution for the local persecution of Catholics and repression of French trade.

  8. Campaigns of 1798 in the French Revolutionary Wars - Wikipedia

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    On 5 March 1798, French troops overran Switzerland at the invitation of French-speaking factions in Vaud, and the Old Swiss Confederation collapsed. On 12 April 1798, 121 cantonal deputies proclaimed the Helvetic Republic, "One and Indivisible". The new régime abolished cantonal sovereignty and feudal rights.

  9. Category:Invasions by France - Wikipedia

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    About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; ... Planned French invasion of Britain (1708) Planned French invasion of Britain (1744) C.