Swiss Confederacy's Weak Central Authority Hindered European Influence
Between 1798 and 1813, the Swiss Confederacy was unable to establish a central state capable of financing a competitive European-scale army. This incapacity forced the Helvetic Republic to withdraw from major European affairs. The lack of a central state also prevented the formation of a coherent foreign policy, with individual cantons pursuing their own alliances and objectives.
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“during this period of 1798-1813. because it is already... It is already... incapable of constituting a central state that could finance an army that would be competitive on a European scale. And therefore the Helvetic Republic is forced to withdraw from the major affairs of Europe, from that moment on.”
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