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War of the First Coalition: Napoleon signed the Armistice of Bologna, agreeing a ceasefire between France and the Papal States.
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War of the First Coalition
1792–1797 battles between French revolutionaries and neighbouring monarchies
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Napoleon
French general and politician, Emperor of the French (r. 1804–1814, 1815)
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Armistice of Bologna
1796 treaty between France and the Papal States
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Papal States
Italian state ruled by the pope (756–1870)
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