War of the First Coalition
April 20, 1792 – October 18, 1797 · Western Europe
Result French victory; Treaty of The Hague, Treaty of Paris, Peaces of Basel, Treaty of Tolentino, Treaty of Campo Formio
Austria, Prussia, Britain, Spain and other monarchies fought Revolutionary France. France survived, conquered the Low Countries and northern Italy, and Napoleon's Italian campaign forced Austria to make peace at Campo Formio.
French First Republic
First Coalition
George III
belligerent leader
William Pitt the Younger
belligerent leader
Frederick William II of Prussia
belligerent leader
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
belligerent leader
Charles IV of Spain
belligerent leader
Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
belligerent leader
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
belligerent leader
Strength and losses
Battles and events 49
Key events
- Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars April 20, 1792 – February 9, 1801 · French victory
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War in the Vendée March 3, 1793 – July 16, 1796 · French Republican victory
- First Massacre of Machecoul March 11, 1793
- First Battle of Cholet March 14, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Pont-Charrault March 19, 1793 · Vendéean victory
- Battle of Chemillé (April 11, 1793) April 11, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Thouars May 5, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte May 25, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Saumur (1793) June 9, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Nantes June 29, 1793
- First Battle of Châtillon July 5, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Luçon August 14, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Battle of Chantonnay (September 1793) September 5, 1793
- Battle of Coron (1793) September 18, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Battle of Tiffauges September 19, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Pont-Barré September 20, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Battle of Montaigu September 21, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Battle of Saint-Fulgent September 22, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Second Battle of Châtillon October 11, 1793 · Inconclusive
- First Battle of Noirmoutier October 12, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of La Tremblaye October 15, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Second Battle of Cholet October 17, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Virée de Galerne October 18 – December 23, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Battle of Entrames October 26, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Fougères November 3, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Granville November 14–15, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Dol November 22, 1793
- Siege of Angers December 3–4, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Bouin December 6, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Le Mans (1793) December 13, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Savenay December 23, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Noirmoutier (1794) January 2–3, 1794 · French Republican victory
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War of the Pyrenees March 7, 1793 – July 22, 1795 · French victory
- French expedition to Sardinia December 21, 1792 – May 25, 1793 · Spanish-Sardinian victory
- Siege of Bellegarde (1793) May 23 – June 24, 1793 · Spanish victory
- Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794) January 28–29, 1794 · Spanish victory
- Second Battle of Boulou April 30 – May 1, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Gonaïves May 5, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of the Baztan Valley July 24, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Orbaizeta October 15–17, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of the Black Mountain November 17–20, 1794 · French victory
- Siege of Roses (1794–1795) November 22, 1794 – February 4, 1795 · French victory
- Siege of Mainz (1793) April 14 – July 23, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Famars May 23, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Tourcoing May 18, 1794 · French victory
- Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder January 23, 1795 · French victory
- Invasion of France (1795) July 21, 1795 · French Republican victory
- Battle of Millesimo April 13, 1796 · French victory
- Second Battle of Dego April 15, 1796 · French victory
- Battle of Bassano September 8, 1796 · French victory
- French expedition to Ireland (1796) December 1796 – December 30, 1796 · Anglo-Irish victory
1792
- Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars April 20, 1792 – February 9, 1801 · French victory
- Capture of Porrentruy April 28, 1792 · French victory
- Battle of Marquain April 29, 1792 · Austrian victory
- Siege of Lille (1792) September 25 – October 8, 1792 · French victory
- Siege of Mainz (1792) October 18–21, 1792 · French victory
- Battle of Limburg (1792) November 9, 1792 · French victory
1793
- Siege of Maastricht (1793) February 6 – March 2, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Aldenhoven (1793) March 1, 1793 · Austrian victory
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War in the Vendée March 3, 1793 – July 16, 1796 · French Republican victory
- First Massacre of Machecoul March 11, 1793
- First Battle of Cholet March 14, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Pont-Charrault March 19, 1793 · Vendéean victory
- Battle of Chemillé (April 11, 1793) April 11, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Thouars May 5, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte May 25, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Saumur (1793) June 9, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Nantes June 29, 1793
- First Battle of Châtillon July 5, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Luçon August 14, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Battle of Chantonnay (September 1793) September 5, 1793
- Battle of Coron (1793) September 18, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Battle of Tiffauges September 19, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Pont-Barré September 20, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Battle of Montaigu September 21, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Battle of Saint-Fulgent September 22, 1793 · Vendean victory
- Second Battle of Châtillon October 11, 1793 · Inconclusive
- First Battle of Noirmoutier October 12, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of La Tremblaye October 15, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Second Battle of Cholet October 17, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Virée de Galerne October 18 – December 23, 1793 · French Republican victory
- Battle of Entrames October 26, 1793 · Royalist victory
- Battle of Fougères November 3, 1793 · Vendéen victory
- Battle of Granville November 14–15, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Dol November 22, 1793
- Siege of Angers December 3–4, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Bouin December 6, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Le Mans (1793) December 13, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Savenay December 23, 1793 · Republican victory
- Battle of Noirmoutier (1794) January 2–3, 1794 · French Republican victory
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War of the Pyrenees March 7, 1793 – July 22, 1795 · French victory
- French expedition to Sardinia December 21, 1792 – May 25, 1793 · Spanish-Sardinian victory
- Siege of Bellegarde (1793) May 23 – June 24, 1793 · Spanish victory
- Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794) January 28–29, 1794 · Spanish victory
- Second Battle of Boulou April 30 – May 1, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Gonaïves May 5, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of the Baztan Valley July 24, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Orbaizeta October 15–17, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of the Black Mountain November 17–20, 1794 · French victory
- Siege of Roses (1794–1795) November 22, 1794 – February 4, 1795 · French victory
- Siege of Mainz (1793) April 14 – July 23, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Raismes May 8, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Famars May 23, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Siege of Valenciennes (1793) May 25 – July 27, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Arlon (1793) June 9, 1793 · French victory
- Siege of Landau (1793) August 20 – December 23, 1793 · French victory
- Siege of Le Quesnoy (1793) August 28 – September 13, 1793 · Coalition victory
- Battle of Pirmasens September 14, 1793 · Prussian victory
- First Battle of Wissembourg October 13, 1793 · Austrian-Allied victory
- Battle of Kaiserslautern November 30, 1793 · Prussian–Saxon victory
- Second Battle of Wissembourg December 26–29, 1793 · French victory
1794
- Invasion of Guadeloupe (1794) 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Mainz 1794 – October 29, 1795 · Austrian victory
- Second Battle of Saorgio April 24–28, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Courtrai (1794) May 10–12, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Tourcoing May 18, 1794 · French victory
- Siege of Maastricht (1794) September 19 – November 4, 1794 · French victory
- Battle of Aldenhoven (1794) October 2, 1794 · French victory
1795
- Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder January 23, 1795 · French victory
- Invasion of France (1795) July 21, 1795 · French Republican victory
- Battle of Loano November 22, 1795 · French victory
1796
- Battle of Millesimo April 13, 1796 · French victory
- Second Battle of Dego April 15, 1796 · French victory
- Rhine campaign of 1796 June 1796 – February 1797 · Austrian victory
- Battle of Altenkirchen June 4, 1796 · French victory
- Battle of Ettlingen July 9, 1796 · French victory
- Battle of Neresheim August 11, 1796
- Newfoundland expedition August 28 – September 5, 1796 · Franco-Spanish victory
- Battle of Bassano September 8, 1796 · French victory
- Siege of Kehl (1796–1797) October 1796 – January 1797 · Habsburg victory
- Battle of Schliengen October 24, 1796 · Austrian victory
- French expedition to Ireland (1796) December 1796 – December 30, 1796 · Anglo-Irish victory
1797
- Battle of La Favorita January 16, 1797 · French victory
- Battle of Faenza February 4, 1797 · French victory
- Battle of Fishguard February 22–24, 1797 · British victory
- Battle of Valvasone March 16, 1797 · French victory
- Battle of Jean-Rabel April 15–21, 1797 · British victory
- Peace of Leoben April 18, 1797
- Battle of Neuwied (1797) April 18, 1797 · French victory
Before and after
- Ended by
- Peace of Basel April 5, 1795
Treaty of The Hague (1795) May 16, 1795
Treaty of Paris (1796) May 15, 1796
Treaty of Tolentino February 19, 1797
Treaty of Campo Formio October 18, 1797
Related events
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Also involved 24
- Marquis de Lafayette
- Michael von Melas
- Peter Karl Ott von Bátorkéz
- Jean Reynier
- Friedrich Wilhelm, Prinz zu Hohenlohe-Kirchberg
- Jacques François Dugommier
- Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse
- Sir Charles Thompson, 1st Baronet
- Alexander Rimsky-Korsakov
- Aleksey Petrovich Yermolov
- Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1771–1833)
- Adam Albert von Neipperg
- Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza
- Joseph Souham
- Friedrich Joseph, Count of Nauendorf
- François Xavier de Schwarz
- Valerian Zubov
- François Christophe de Kellermann
- Józef Zajączek
- Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert
- Amédée Emmanuel Francois Laharpe
- Jean-Antoine Verdier
- Roger de Damas
- Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet