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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Famous quotes containing the word war:

    “I really don’t think this war will end soon. We are completely aware of the difficulties, no food or fuel, the danger, but we want to be stronger than all that. With each child, we are fighting back with our love of life.”
    —Tina Bajraktarebic (b. 1965)

    “If we don’t end war, war will end us.”
    —H.G. (Herbert George)

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