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Napoleon's Rapid Italian Consolidation
- Napoleon quickly moved from capturing Mantua to consolidating control in Italy and pressuring the Papal States.
- His rapid offensives set up the campaign that forced Austria to negotiate at Leoben.
Leoben Preliminaries Reshaped Borders
- The Leoben preliminaries gave France the Rhine's left bank and recognized new Italian republics.
- Napoleon controversially offered Venice to Austria as compensation to secure broader concessions.
Economic Collapse Fueled Conservative Gain
- France's economy remained devastated despite military victories, collapsing paper currencies and halted monetary experiments.
- Economic failure fueled conservative political momentum against the Directory.