The French Revolutionary Wars, 1787-1802 Book

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	General Editor's Preface
	Preface
1	From Old Regime to Revolution	1
	Rossbach	1
	The Prussian Way	5
	The End of the Old Regime	12
	The Origins of Revolutionary Warfare	17
	War and Revolution	20
2	The Coming of War	37
	Belgrade	37
	The European Powers and the French Revolution	41
	A New Political Culture	43
	A New Foreign Policy	47
	The Emigres and the Church	51
	The Rise of Republicanism	54
	The Eastern Powers turn West	56
	The Legislative Assembly Decides for War	59
	Prelude to Terror	63
3	The Salvation of the Revolution	71
	Valmy	71
	The Creation of the Revolutionary Army	82
	Advance and Retreat: Autumn 1792-Spring 1793	88
4	The Conquest of the West	107
	Fleurus	107
	Why the French Won	116
	The War in the East	128
	Conclusion: War and Terror	137
5	The Conquest of the South	145
	The Bridge of Lodi	145
	The Conquest of Italy	147
	The Campaign of 1796 in Germany	153
	The Pillaging of Europe	158
	The Revolt of Europe	164
	The Satellite States	169
	The Peace of Campo Formio	174
	War and Militarism	180
6	The War at Sea and Overseas	189
	Aboukir Bay	189
	The Navy and the Revolution	196
	The War in the Atlantic	200
	The War Overseas	207
	Why the British Won	210
	Beyond Aboukir	210
7	The War of the Second Coalition	221
	Marengo	221
	The Return of the East	226
	The Campaign of 1799	230
	The Revolt of Europe (contd.)	238
	The Collapse of the Coalition	248
	The Return of Bonaparte and the End of the Revolutionary Wars	256
8	Conclusion	267
	Further Reading	275
	Index	281