1791 - Declaration of Pillnitz and the Coalitions
P
Declared that a general alliance against France was impossible, and the Continental European countries were more worried about themselves than France. With the First Coalition eliminated, Napoleon was free to take over the continent. He was never able to go after Brittan, for they had a far superior navy. The British navy was also the defeat of the second coalition.

Chapter 10

Page 418

.: 8th Edition :.