Episode 3 of 6
Secret Articles and the Congress
- When
- October 1797 – early 1799
- Where
- Congress venue not specified in sources
- Part of
- Treaty of Campo Formio
Secret articles committed Austria to cooperate with France at the congress, which failed to secure peace before war resumed in 1799.
In the treaty's secret articles, Austria, as the personal state of the Emperor, promised to work with France toward certain ends at the congress. The congress nevertheless failed to achieve peace, and by early 1799 France and Austria were at war again, undoing the settlement within roughly a year and a half.
Sources
- Treaty of Campo Formio Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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