1798 France, the Neighbor from Hell

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. We take a look at 1798, a year when Clausewitz defines 5 French outrages that would have led to a general European war. 1. The occupation of the Papal States, followed by the kidnapping and death of the Pope. 2. The conquest of Malta, from the Order of Saint John of the Hospital. A clear violation of international law, as it stood at the time. It drew Tsar Paul into the war. 3. The invasion of Switzerland and ...