Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe nnupụisi Switzerland nke 1798, ndị Austria zigara ndị agha na Grisons, na arịrịọ nke Canton, nke esonyeghị na Helvetic Republic ọhụrụ n'okpuru nchebe nke French Directory. Na March 1799, agha tiwapụrụ ọzọ n'etiti ndị Austria na ndị ha na ha jikọrọ aka imegide ndị France. Otú ọ dị, Massena, bụ́ onye na-achị ndị agha France na Switzerland, tụrụ ndị agha Austria nọ na Grisons n'anya, ma wakpo ógbè ahụ. Ọ gara n'ebe ugwu, mgbe o merichara ndị iro ya na
Ostrach na Stockach, na mgbe e mesịrị na Feldkirch, Archduke Charles chụpụrụ ndị France. Onye isi ndị Switzerland bụ Hotze, na-arụrụ ndị Austria ọrụ, bịaruru nso site na Grisons, na-esote ọgụ na-aga nke ọma na Winterthur. Ndị Austria, n'ịgbaso ihe ịga nke ọma ha, chịrị ihe ka ukwuu n'akụkụ ọwụwa anyanwụ Switzerland. Massena hapụrụ Zurich ma laghachi azụ n'Osimiri Reuss.