1 April 1691
Capture of Nice
Catinat's campaign secures Nice after the citadel capitulates, extending French control along the Savoyard coast.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Nice in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Catinat's campaign secures Nice after the citadel capitulates, extending French control along the Savoyard coast.
Birth of Andre Massena
Napoleon I rejoined his company at Nice.
Rejoins his company at Nice
Rejoins his company at Nice
Napoleon contributed operational plans used by the Army of Italy during the campaign toward Saorgio and the Alpine passes.
Captures Nice
Piedmont annexes central Italy, France gains Savoy & Nice
Chirac chaired the Nice European Council, which reached agreement on institutional reforms for future enlargement.
Jospin represented the French government during negotiations that produced the Nice institutional settlement.
Chirac joined European leaders in signing the Treaty of Nice, designed to prepare the institutions for enlargement.
Provenance
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