1st Coalition
- 1792-1797
- Fought against revolting France, and many other European countries
- was the first major effort of multiple monarchies to contain France
- France declared war on the Habsburg monarchy of Austria
- Great Britian set up the monarchy in France and they were upset because they wanted the monarchy
- First coalition wanted the monarchy
- Opposing people hated the monarchy so they fought against it
- This war started off as France as the aggressor, even though many people assumed differnetly
- At the beginning France suffered some defeats by other countries and some issues with loyalists
- Their response was to increase their size of their army
- They made all man ages 18 to 25 draft able to fight in the war
Countries Involved
- Habsburg Monarchy
- Holy Roman Empire
- Prussia
- Great Britain
- French Royalists
- Spain
- Portugal
Opposing Side Countries
- French Revo.
- Spain
- Batavian Republic
- French Satellite States
- Polish Legions
France against coalition
- The French were able to regroup and do much better fighting off the coalition
- A few countries quit fighting against France in 1795
- Finally in 1797, Great Britian was the only country still fighting the France
- They quickly quit and France had prevailed
Results of the War
- French Victory
- Treaty of Campo Formio
- Survival of the French Republic
- French annexed of the Austrian Netherlands
- Several French client republics established
- Hostalitles resume in 1798 with the formation of Second Coalition against France
Treay of Campo Formio
- With the Treaty, the Holy Roman Empire gave up the Netherlands to France and Italy was turned into several French Sister Repulics
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