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    • The War of the First Coalition (French: Guerre de la Première Coalition) was a set of wars that several European powers fought between 1792 and 1797, initially against the constitutional Kingdom of France and then the French Republic that succeeded it. They were only loosely allied and fought without much apparent coordination or agreement; each power had its eye on a differe…

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    As early as 1791, other monarchies in Europe were watching the developments in France with alarm, and … See more

    1792

    Dumouriez prepared an invasion of the Austrian Netherlands, where he expected the local population to rise against Austrian rule. However, the revolution had thoroughly disorganized the French army, which had i… See more

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    Date20 April 1792 – 17 October 1797 · (5 years, 5 months and 4 weeks)
    LocationFrance, Central Europe, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, West Indies
    ResultFrench victory; Treaty of The Hague, Treaty of Paris, Peaces of Basel, Treaty of Tolentino, Treaty of Campo Formio · Establishment and survival of the French Republic with territorial gains · Establishment of the French Levée en masse · Hostilities resume in 1798 with the formation of a Second Coalition against France
    Territorial changesFrench annexation of the Austrian Netherlands, the Left Bank of the Rhine, Savoy, and other smaller territories · Santo Domingo to France · Several French "sister republics" established · End of millennial Venetian independence
    Europe vs. the French Revolution
    Europe vs. the French Revolution
    The War of the First Coalition was the first major attempt to stop the French Revolution from spreading across Europe.
    1793

    On 21 January the revolutionary government executed Louis XVI after a trial. This united all European governments, including Spain, Naples & Sicily, and the Netherlands against the Revolution. France declared w… See more

    1794

    1794 brought increased success to the revolutionary armies. A major victory against combined coalition forces at the Battle of Fleurus gained all of the Austrian Netherlands and the Rhineland for France. Although th… See more

    1795

    After seizing the Low Countries in a surprise winter attack, France established the Batavian Republic as a puppet state. Even before the close of 1794 Prussia retired from any active part in the war, and on 5 April 1795 … See more

    1796

    The French prepared a great advance on three fronts, with Jourdan and Jean Victor Marie Moreau on the Rhine and the newly promoted Napoleon Bonaparte in Italy. The three armies were to link up in Tyrol and march on … See more

    1797

    On 2 February Napoleon finally captured Mantua, with the Austrians surrendering 18,000 men. Archduke Charles of Austria was unable to stop Napoleon from invading the Tyrol, and the Austrian government sued for pe… See more

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