Glossary of The French Revolution - War

War

See also: French Revolutionary Wars
  • The First Coalition – the opponents of France 1793 – 1797: Austria, England, Prussia, Sardinia, The Netherlands, and Spain.
  • The Second Coalition – the opponents of France 1798 – 1800: Austria, England, Russia, and Turkey.
  • The Vendée – Province where peasants revolted against the Revolutionary government in 1793. Fighting continued until 1796.

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