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1799. January.. February... March... Three months in which the Austrians push the French back in southern Germany… Napoleon Bonaparte runs up against Sidney Smith and the Royal Navy in Syria… And in Naples the newly-installed republicans face a challenge from Cardinal Ruffo and his ruffians. This is episode 29 of the Napoleonic Quarterly - covering three months of wavering French fortunes.

[06:11] - Headline developments, courtesy of Josh Provan

[14:00] - David Hollins on the fighting in southern Germany

[31:55] - Everett Rummage on Napoleon's expedition from Egypt to El-Arish, Jaffa and Acre

[43:12] - An extended discussion between Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze on the logic of Bonaparte's advance - and the ethics of the Jaffa massacre of prisoners-of-war

[57:07] - Jonathan North on Naples

[1:13:18] - Charles and Alex size up the situation at the end of March 1799.