The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Republic_(18th_century)" id="mwag" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Roman Republic (18th century)">Roman Republic</a> is proclaimed after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis-Alexandre_Berthier" id="mwaw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Louis-Alexandre Berthier">Louis-Alexandre Berthier</a>, a general of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon" id="mwbA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Napoleon">Napoleon</a>, had invaded the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome" id="mwbQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rome">Rome</a> five days earlier.