t the enemy of the human race, 134;
revolts in the South and in Brittany, 143, 144;
destruction of her navy at Toulon, 160, 161;
the miracle of revolutionary finance, 196;
passion for unity in, 197;
successes in Belgium, 208-212;
conquest of Holland, 213-216;
treaty of Basle, 217, 223;
action in the West Indies, _see_ Chaps. IX and X;
peace with Spain, 236, 237, 244, 257;
alliance with Holland, 251, 274;
supposed connection with the mutiny at the Nore, 316;
negotiations at Lille, 323-325;
_coup d'etat_ of Fructidor 18, 1797, 324;
the Directory rejects Pitt's overtures for peace, 324-327, 336, 338;
intrigues with Irish rebels, 345-351, 391;
preparations for the eastern expedition, 356, 357;
makes offers of peace to Russia, 375;
expeditions to Ireland, 362-364, 394-396;
her supremacy in Europe, 365;
destruction of her fleet at Aboukir, 367, 368;
conquest of Naples, 372;
Austria declares war on (1799), 374;
her responsibility for the war, 374;
defeats in Italy, 376;
Peace of Amiens, 470;
declares war on England (1803), 487;
alliance with Spain, 513, 514.
Francis II, Emperor, his accession, 45;
war with France, 46;
his French policy, 120 _n._;
dismisses Cobenzl, 129;
his character, 189-199, 231, 560;
takes command of the army in Flanders, 206;
returns to Vienna, 209;
appeals to England, 366;
refuses to interfere in Naples, 372;
declares war against France, 374;
his timid conduct, 508, 515;
his truce proposals after Austerlitz, 544, 545.
Francis, Sir Philip, 23, 238, 290.
Free Trade, demand for (in corn), 289;
Pitt's ideal, 427, 428.
Frederick William II, of Prussia, alliance with Austria, 5, 43;
signs the Declaration of Pilnitz, 5;
encourages Francis II to war, 46;
his conduct of the war, 121, 129, 142, 200-204, 207, 215;
difficulties of his position, 201;
affects indignation with Pitt, 213;
makes treaty of Basle with France, 217;
his character, 231.
Frederick William III, of Prussia, refuses to join the Allies, 373, 374;
his policy, 515, 523, 528, 535-537;
his character, 535, 560;
signs the Treaty of Potsdam, 539;
his demand for Hanover, 540, 541, 552;
agrees to the Convention of Schoenbrunn, 553;
deserts the Allies, 553, 556.
French _emigres_, 1-3, 6, 7, 155;
Pitt and, 3, 6, 259, 287, 454;
in England, 63, 64, 165;
and the Quiberon expedition, 259-261;
hated by George III, 261
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