✦ History

War of the First Coalition

April 20, 1792 – October 18, 1797

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 45

April 20, 1792 – February 9, 1801
Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars Northern Italy Paul I of Russia, Napoleon, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
April 28, 1792
Capture of Porrentruy Porrentruy
April 29, 1792
Battle of Marquain Marquain
September 25 – October 8, 1792
Siege of Lille (1792) Lille Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen
October 18–21, 1792
Siege of Mainz (1792) Mainz
November 9, 1792
Battle of Limburg (1792) Limburg an der Lahn Jean Nicolas Houchard
1793 – July 23, 1793
Siege of Mainz (1793) Mainz Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
February 6 – March 2, 1793
Siege of Maastricht (1793) Maastricht Francisco de Miranda, Prince Josias of Coburg
March 1, 1793
Battle of Aldenhoven (1793) Aldenhoven Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, Prince Josias of Coburg
March 3, 1793 – July 16, 1796
War in the Vendée Vendée Jean Baptiste Kléber
March 7, 1793 – July 22, 1795
War of the Pyrenees Pyrenees Gregorio García de la Cuesta, Jacques François Dugommier, Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer
May 8, 1793
Battle of Raismes Prince Josias of Coburg, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
May 23, 1793
Battle of Famars Famars Prince Josias of Coburg, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
May 25 – July 27, 1793
Siege of Valenciennes (1793) Valenciennes Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
June 9, 1793
Battle of Arlon (1793) Arlon Jean Nicolas Houchard
August 20 – December 23, 1793
Siege of Landau (1793) Landau in der Pfalz
August 28 – September 13, 1793
Siege of Le Quesnoy (1793) Le Quesnoy
September 14, 1793
Battle of Pirmasens Pirmasens
October 13, 1793
First Battle of Wissembourg Wissembourg
November 30, 1793
Battle of Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
December 26–29, 1793
Second Battle of Wissembourg Wissembourg
1794 – October 29, 1795
Battle of Mainz Mainz
April 24–28, 1794
Second Battle of Saorgio Saorge André Masséna
May 10–12, 1794
Battle of Courtrai (1794) Kortrijk Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
May 18, 1794
Battle of Tourcoing Tourcoing Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
September 19 – November 4, 1794
Siege of Maastricht (1794) Maastricht Jean Baptiste Kléber
October 2, 1794
Battle of Aldenhoven (1794) Aldenhoven
January 23, 1795
Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder
July 21, 1795
Invasion of France (1795) Quiberon
November 22, 1795
Battle of Loano Loano André Masséna
April 13, 1796
Battle of Millesimo Millesimo Auguste de Marmont, Giovanni Marchese di Provera
April 15, 1796
Second Battle of Dego Dego Napoleon, Josef Philipp Vukassovich, André Masséna
June 4, 1796
Battle of Altenkirchen Altenkirchen Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg
July 9, 1796
Battle of Ettlingen 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
September 8, 1796
Battle of Bassano Bassano del Grappa André Masséna, Jean Lannes
October 1796 – January 1797
Siege of Kehl (1796–1797) Kehl Louis Desaix
October 24, 1796
Battle of Schliengen Schliengen Jean Victor Marie Moreau
December 1796 – December 30, 1796
French expedition to Ireland (1796) Bantry Bay
January 16, 1797
Battle of La Favorita La favorite André Masséna, Giovanni Marchese di Provera
February 4, 1797
Battle of Faenza Bologna Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno
February 22–24, 1797
Battle of Fishguard Fishguard
March 16, 1797
Battle of Valvasone Tagliamento
April 15–21, 1797
Battle of Jean-Rabel Jean-Rabel
April 18, 1797
Battle of Neuwied (1797) Neuwied

Key commanders

Holy Roman Empire 2

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel military commander Giovanni Marchese di Provera military commander

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

Habsburg Monarchy 12

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen military commander Prince Josias of Coburg military commander Paul I of Russia military commander Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor military commander József Alvinczi military commander Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies military commander Alexander Suvorov military commander Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany military commander Josef Philipp Vukassovich military commander Eugen von Argentau military commander Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen military commander Duke Ferdinand Frederick Augustus of Württemberg military commander

Kingdom of Prussia 1

Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel military commander

France 5

Jean Baptiste Kléber belligerent leader Jean Victor Marie Moreau military commander André Masséna military commander Louis Desaix military commander Jean Nicolas Houchard military commander

French First Republic 11

Napoleon military commander André Masséna military commander Luis Alejandro Berthier military commander Jacques François Dugommier belligerent leader Barthélemy Louis Joseph Schérer belligerent leader Auguste de Marmont military commander Jean Lannes military commander Jean Victor Marie Moreau military commander Francisco de Miranda military commander Jean Nicolas Houchard military commander Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno military commander

Spain 1

Gregorio García de la Cuesta belligerent leader

First French Republic 2

André Masséna military commander Jean Lannes military commander

Kingdom of Sardinia 1

Giovanni Marchese di Provera military commander

Dutch Republic 1

Prince Josias of Coburg military commander

Kingdom of Great Britain 1

Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany military commander