The Conduct of the Government of France Towards the Republic of Geneva (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Conduct of the Government of France Towards the Republic of GenevaAT the time of the invafiou of Savoy by the French army, Geneva' obtained a reinforcement' of 1200 men from the'canton of Berne. This precaution, fiipulated by treaties, and intended folely for pur pofes of defence, had been carried into e¿'efi in the preceding wars, and did not give the leafl umbrage. But the Committee of Public Safety had their fccrct views the neutrality of Geneva embarralled them, the poll'ellio'n'of this city appeared of importance for two rea fons, to obtain a'h' in¿uence over Switzerland, of which this city is the key on the fide of the Alps, and to fecure the new conquelt 'of Savoy. When the Committee of Public Safety faw that the Geneva us were determined to preferve a neutrality, they pretended to be fyffcud ed at their calling in the'swifs, as an offenfive precaution, they: ordered General Montefquieu to commence the liege of the city. It was deemed nccelliiry to deprive Geneva of her liberty, to prove that lhc had done wrong in meditating its defence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.