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Attack of St. Jean d’Acre, and Bonaparte forced to raise the siege, 7 May.

Moreau defeats the Russians on the Po, 12 May.

Lecourbe defeats the Austrians on the Reuss, 2 June.

Battle of Zurich, the Austrian Generals Hotze, and Wallis, Kerpen and Hillier wounded; and Judinot and Humbert of the French, 5 June.

Battle of Modena, Macdonald defeats Hohenzollern, 10 June.

Battle of the Trebia, at St. Juliano, Moreau and Suwarrow; the French defeated, 18 June.

Battle of Chebrisa, Bonaparte against the Mamelukes; a new disposition, echellons of squares with artillery and baggage of each square in its centre--and giving a front and flank fire.

Turks land and take Aboukir after a battle very desperate, the Turks defeated, Bonaparte embarks for France, 15 July.

Battle of the Pyramids, the same order of battle--very decided victory over Murad Bey, 21 July.

Second battle of Zurich, most terrible and brilliant, Massena attacks the Archduke; indecisive, 14 Aug.

Suwarrow attacks Joubert at Novi, who is killed, Moreau takes the command but is forced to retreat, a bloody battle, 15 Aug.

Helder, 27 Aug.

Battle of Bergen, in Holland, general Brune attacks Abercrombie, 10 Sept.

Second battle, the British and Russians under the Duke of York, defeated by Brune, and forced to retire within intrenchments, 19 Sept.

Third battle of Zurich, terrible and decisive, one of the most brilliant in history; Massena commanded, the Austrian general Hotze killed, the French triumph, 7 to 24 Sept.

Battle of Fossano, 14 Sept.

Gaeta, Aquila taken by storm, Mack defeated, and the Neapolitans capitulate to Championnet, 1 Oct.

Battle of Bergen, 1 Oct.

Battle of Sand hills near Bergen, 2 Oct.

Battle of Egmont, duke of York again defeated and capitulates, 6 Oct.

Battle of Fossano, French defeated by Melas, 4 Nov.

1800. Egypt conquered by the English.

Moreau crosses the Rhine, and defeats the Austrians at Engen, 2 May.

Battle of Gremback, same, 3 May.

Biberach, same effect, 9 May.

Severe action at Memmingen, Kray forced to retreat, 11 May.

Signal defeat of five Austrian columns, by two French on the Iller, 5 June.

Battle of Hochstedt, the Austrians defeated by Moreau, 18 June.

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