Helvetic Republic

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Helvetic Republic: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	République Helvétique
Date	March 29, 1798 - September 30, 1803

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Unterwalden Ottoman Empire East Germany Prussia Austria-Hungary Roman Republic Bohemia Seleucid empire Kyivan Rus Dutch Republic

Switzerland

Key People

Frédéric-César de La Harpe

Swiss politician

Peter Ochs

Swiss revolutionary

Aloys Reding

Swiss politician

Hans Conrad Escher

Swiss statesman