A History of the Parthenopian Republic

In january 17 99, general champione abolished the kingdom of naples and declared it to now be the parthenopian republic. This was in defiance of an order from the directory to not form any new sister republics. But champione fancied himself the next bonaparte, and so went ahead and did it anyway. Pretty soon he had chased the army all the way back to naples, blew through whatever part of it hadn't run off, and then just occupied naples. The neapolitans begged the austrians for help, but austria said, no, we told you not to do anything. We are not coming to help you. And then up further