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War of the First Coalition

April 20, 1792 – October 18, 1797

Result French victory; Treaty of The Hague, Treaty of Paris, Peaces of Basel, Treaty of Tolentino, Treaty of Campo Formio

Ended by Peace of Basel, Treaty of The Hague (1795), Treaty of Paris (1796), 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.

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Battles and events 49

April 20, 1792 – February 9, 1801
Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars French victory Northern Italy Paul I of Russia, Napoleon, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
April 28, 1792
Capture of Porrentruy French victory Porrentruy
April 29, 1792
Battle of Marquain Austrian victory Marquain
September 25 – October 8, 1792
Siege of Lille (1792) French victory Lille Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
October 18–21, 1792
Siege of Mainz (1792) French victory Mainz
November 9, 1792
Battle of Limburg (1792) French victory Limburg an der Lahn Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Jean Nicolas Houchard
February 6 – March 2, 1793
Siege of Maastricht (1793) Coalition victory Maastricht Francisco de Miranda, Prince Josias of Coburg
March 1, 1793
Battle of Aldenhoven (1793) Austrian victory Aldenhoven Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Prince Josias of Coburg
March 3, 1793 – July 16, 1796
War in the Vendée French Republican victory Vendée Pierre Augereau, Jean Baptiste Kléber, Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux
March 7, 1793 – July 22, 1795
War of the Pyrenees French victory Pyrenees Federico Gravina, Pierre Augereau, Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno
April 14 – July 23, 1793
Siege of Mainz (1793) Coalition victory Mainz Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
May 8, 1793
Battle of Raismes Coalition victory François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Prince Josias of Coburg, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
May 23, 1793
Battle of Famars Coalition victory Famars Prince Josias of Coburg, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Joseph de Ferraris
May 25 – July 27, 1793
Siege of Valenciennes (1793) Coalition victory Valenciennes Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Joseph de Ferraris
June 9, 1793
Battle of Arlon (1793) French victory Arlon Jean Nicolas Houchard
August 20 – December 23, 1793
Siege of Landau (1793) French victory Landau in der Pfalz Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen
August 28 – September 13, 1793
Siege of Le Quesnoy (1793) Coalition victory Le Quesnoy
September 14, 1793
Battle of Pirmasens Prussian victory Pirmasens Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
October 13, 1793
First Battle of Wissembourg Austrian-Allied victory Wissembourg Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
November 30, 1793
Battle of Kaiserslautern Prussian–Saxon victory Kaiserslautern Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
December 26–29, 1793
Second Battle of Wissembourg French victory Wissembourg Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser
1794
Invasion of Guadeloupe (1794) French victory Guadeloupe John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, Victor Hugues
1794 – October 29, 1795
Battle of Mainz Austrian victory Mainz François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
April 24–28, 1794
Second Battle of Saorgio French victory Saorge Napoleon, André Masséna, Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
May 10–12, 1794
Battle of Courtrai (1794) French victory Kortrijk François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
May 18, 1794
Battle of Tourcoing French victory Tourcoing Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Prince Josias of Coburg
September 19 – November 4, 1794
Siege of Maastricht (1794) French victory Maastricht Jean Baptiste Kléber
October 2, 1794
Battle of Aldenhoven (1794) French victory Aldenhoven Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
January 23, 1795
Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder French victory Jan Willem de Winter
July 21, 1795
Invasion of France (1795) French Republican victory Quiberon Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet
November 22, 1795
Battle of Loano French victory Loano André Masséna, Pierre Augereau, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer
April 13, 1796
Battle of Millesimo French victory Millesimo Napoleon, Auguste de Marmont, Pierre Augereau
April 15, 1796
Second Battle of Dego French victory Dego Napoleon, Josef Philipp Vukassovich, André Masséna
June 1796 – February 1797
Rhine campaign of 1796 Austrian victory Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Jean Victor Marie Moreau
June 4, 1796
Battle of Altenkirchen French victory Altenkirchen Jean Baptiste Kléber, Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg
July 9, 1796
Battle of Ettlingen French victory Ettlingen Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Jean Victor Marie Moreau
August 11, 1796
Battle of Neresheim Neresheim Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Louis Desaix, Jean Victor Marie Moreau
August 28 – September 5, 1796
Newfoundland expedition Franco-Spanish victory Newfoundland, Labrador and Saint Pierre and Miquelon José de Solano y Bote, Joseph de Richery, James Wallace
September 8, 1796
Battle of Bassano French victory Bassano del Grappa Napoleon, André Masséna, Jean Lannes
October 1796 – January 1797
Siege of Kehl (1796–1797) Habsburg victory Kehl Louis Desaix, Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour
October 24, 1796
Battle of Schliengen Austrian victory Schliengen Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Jean Victor Marie Moreau
December 1796 – December 30, 1796
French expedition to Ireland (1796) Anglo-Irish victory Bantry Bay Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth
January 16, 1797
Battle of La Favorita French victory La favorite Napoleon, André Masséna, Giovanni Marchese di Provera
February 4, 1797
Battle of Faenza French victory Bologna Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno, Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi
February 22–24, 1797
Battle of Fishguard British victory Fishguard
March 16, 1797
Battle of Valvasone French victory Tagliamento Napoleon, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Charles XIV John
April 15–21, 1797
Battle of Jean-Rabel British victory Jean-Rabel
April 18, 1797
Peace of Leoben Leoben
April 18, 1797
Battle of Neuwied (1797) French victory Neuwied

Key commanders

Holy Roman Empire 3

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel military commander Giovanni Marchese di Provera military commander Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser military commander

First Coalition 8

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 Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen military commander

French First Republic 28

Louis XVI military commander Maximilien Robespierre military commander Napoleon military commander Jacques Pierre Brissot military commander Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras military commander Pierre Augereau military commander Jean Baptiste Kléber belligerent leader Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux military commander François Séverin Marceau military commander Jean Léchelle military commander François Joseph Westermann military commander André Masséna military commander Luis Alejandro Berthier military commander Jean Victor Marie Moreau military commander Louis-Gabriel Suchet military commander François Christophe de Kellermann military commander Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno military commander Jacques François Dugommier belligerent leader Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer belligerent leader Eustache Charles d'Aoust military commander Louis-Charles de Flers military commander Catherine-Dominique Pérignon military commander Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert military commander Auguste de Marmont military commander Jean Lannes military commander Victor Hugues military commander Francisco de Miranda military commander Jean Nicolas Houchard military commander

Habsburg Monarchy 19

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen military commander Prince Josias of Coburg military commander Paul I of Russia belligerent leader Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor belligerent leader József Alvinczi military commander Ferdinand III of Tuscany military commander Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies military commander Alexander Suvorov military commander Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser military commander Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany military commander Joseph de Ferraris military commander Josef Philipp Vukassovich military commander Eugen von Argentau military commander Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen military commander François Sebastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt military commander Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg military commander Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi military commander Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel military commander Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour military commander

Kingdom of Prussia 1

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel military commander

France 15

Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux military commander Jean Victor Marie Moreau military commander Jacques Philippe Bonnaud military commander Joseph Souham military commander Jean Baptiste Kléber military commander Napoleon military commander Charles XIV John military commander André Masséna military commander Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno military commander Louis Desaix military commander Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr military commander Jean-Baptiste Jourdan military commander Jean Nicolas Houchard military commander José de Solano y Bote military commander Joseph de Richery military commander

Kingdom of France 1

Sir John Borlase Warren, 1st Baronet military commander

Catholic and Royal Army 2

Henri de la Rochejaquelein military commander Jacques Cathelineau military commander

Spain 6

Federico Gravina military commander Gregorio García de la Cuesta belligerent leader Juan de Lángara military commander Antonio Ricardos y Carrillo de Albornoz military commander Luis Firmín de Carvajal, Conde de la Unión military commander Jerónimo Girón-Moctezuma, Marquis de las Amarillas military commander

First French Republic 4

Napoleon military commander André Masséna military commander Jean Lannes military commander Jan Willem de Winter military commander

Habsburg monarchy 4

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser military commander Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen military commander Wilhelm von Wartensleben military commander Maximilian Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour military commander

Kingdom of Ireland 2

Sir Robert Kingsmill, 1st Baronet military commander Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth military commander

Kingdom of Sardinia 1

Giovanni Marchese di Provera military commander

Kingdom of Great Britain 3

John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent military commander Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany military commander Joseph de Ferraris military commander

Coalition 1

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen military commander

Dutch Republic 1

Prince Josias of Coburg military commander

Prussia 1

Frederick Louis, Prince of Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen military commander

Papal States 1

Michelangelo Alessandro Colli-Marchi military commander

Great Britain 1

James Wallace military commander