1st Coalition-
1792-1797
Fought against revolting/ revolutionizing France and many other Europeans countries
Was the first major effort of multiple European monarchies to contain Revolutionary France
France declared war on the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria on 20 April 1792, and the Kingdom of Prussia joined the Austrian side a few weeks later.
Countries Involved-
First Coalition :Against France-
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire
Prussia (until 1795)
Great Britain
French Royalists
Spain (until 1795)
Portugal
These countries liked the idea of a monarchy
Opposing Side-
French Republic
Spain (until 1796)
Batavian Republic (from 1795)
French Satellite States
Polish Legions (from 1795)
1st coalition cont.-
This war started off as French as the aggressor, even though many people assumed differently
At the beginning, France suffered some defeats by other countries and some issues with loyalist (internal issues)
Their response was to increase their size of their army
They made all man ages18 to 25, "draft-able" to fight in war
France against coalition-
However, the French were able to regroup and do much better fighting off the coalition
A few countries quit fighting against France in 1795. (Prussia and Spain even switched sides like USSR did in WWII)
Finally in 1979, Great Britain was the only country still fighting against France
They quickly quite and France had prevailed.
Results of the war-
French Victory
Treaty of Campo Formio-With the treaty of Campo Formio, the holy Roman Empire ceded the Austrian Netherlands to France and Northern Italy was turned into several French "sister republics"
Survival of the French Republic
French annexation of the Austrian Netherlands
Several French client republics established (sister countries)
Hostilities resume in 1798 with the formation of a second coalition against France
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