French Revolutionary Wars
The
French Revolutionary Wars occurred between the outbreak of war between the
French Revolutionary government and Austria in 1792 and the
Treaty of Amiens in
1802. It is usually divided between the
First Coalition (1792-1797) and the
Second Coalition (1798-1801), although France was at war with Britain continuously from 1793 to 1802.
Marked by French revolutionary fervour and military innovations, the series of campaigns characteristically saw France facing a series of opposing coalitions yet expanding its area of effective control.
Major phases/campaigns in the French Revolutionary Wars include:
- The War of the First Coalition 1792 - 1797
- Campaigns of 1792
- Campaigns of 1793
- Campaigns of 1794-1795
- War in Italy 1793 - 1795
- Treaty of Basel 1795
- Napoleon's Italian Campaign 1796-1797
- Campaigns in Germany 1796-1797
- Treaty of Campo Formio 1797
- The War of the Second Coalition 1798 - 1800
- The Egyptian Expedition 1798 - 1800
- Campaigns of 1799
- Campaigns of 1800
- Treaty of Lunéville 1801
- War at Sea 1793-1802
- Treaty of Amiens 1802
Hostilities ceased with the
Treaty of Amiens (1802). For military events thereafter see
Napoleonic Wars.