Episode 30: Q2-1799 - The Zurichberg vomited flame

1799. April… May… June… Three months in which the Austrians and the Russians make sweeping Italian gains... Beleaguered French forces find themselves clinging on in Syria against the Ottomans… And in India Tippu Sultan meets a grisly end at the hands of the British. This is episode 30 of the Napoleonic Quarterly - covering three months of bloodshed and tensions as the empires fight back. [08:25] - Headline developments, with thanks to Josh Provan. Video version: https://www.facebook.com/100064278330452/videos/1420607152055841 [16:43] - Short mini-segment on 'Nelson's war crime' [23:13] - David Hollins on the fighting in north Italy and Switzerland [49:33] - Charles Mackay on the Battle of Mt Tabor [1:05:22] - Josh Provan on the fall of Seringapatam