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Events in September 1802 2
1802Stecklikrieg civil war erupts in SwitzerlandFederalist insurgents rise against the French-backed Helvetic RepublicSwiss federalists opposed to the centralized Helvetic Republic took up arms against the government in September 1802, briefly seizing Bern. French troops intervened in October to crush the uprising and restore order. The conflict exposed the fragility of Napoleonic Switzerland and led to renewed negotiations over the country's constitution.
1802France annexes PiedmontNapoleon Bonaparte absorbs the Kingdom of Piedmont into FranceBy decree of the French Senate on 11 September 1802, the Kingdom of Piedmont was formally annexed to France and divided into French departments. The move extended direct French control deep into northern Italy. The House of Savoy, displaced from Turin, retained only Sardinia.