French conquest of Corsica
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The French conquest of Corsica was the 18th-century military campaign in which France defeated the short-lived independent Corsican Republic and incorporated the island into the French kingdom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
war of conquest ⓘ |
| affects | Corsican constitution of 1755 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Genoese rule in Corsica ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
French administrative reorganization of Corsica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
integration of Corsican elites into French political system ⓘ |
| hasBattle |
Battle of Borgo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Casinca NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Ponte Novu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | sale of Corsican rights by Genoa to France ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Carlo Saliceti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comte de Vaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Charles René de Marbeuf NERFINISHED ⓘ Pasquale Paoli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
annexation of Corsica by France
ⓘ
end of the Corsican Republic ⓘ incorporation of Corsica into the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1769 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | prelude to the French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
French landing in Corsica in 1768
ⓘ
defeat of Paoli at Ponte Novu ⓘ exile of Pasquale Paoli to Britain ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources |
Corsican
ⓘ
French ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | Treaty of Versailles (1768) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Corsica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Corsica NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainBelligerent |
Corsican Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Genoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpposingIdeology |
Corsican nationalism
ⓘ
French absolutist monarchy ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | French victory ⓘ |
| hasResultingStatus | Corsica becomes a French province ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
end of one of the earliest modern democratic constitutions in Europe
ⓘ
expansion of French territory in the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1768 ⓘ |
| involves |
Corsican patriots
ⓘ
French Royal Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Genoese authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn |
French military history
ⓘ
history of Corsica ⓘ |
| leadsTo | abolition of Corsican institutions ⓘ |
| partOf | Franco-Genoese conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Corsican Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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