War of the First Coalition

The **War of the First Coalition** () was a series of wars between 1792 and 1797. The wars were fought between several European countries. They were first fought against the constitutional Kingdom of France and then the French Republic. The other countries did not fight together. There was very little agreement. Each country wanted a different part of France after a French defeat. This defeat never happened.

## Infobox (military conflict)

- **conflict**: War of the First Coalition
- **partof**: the French Revolutionary Wars and the Coalition Wars
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Battles of Battle of Valmy, Valmy, Siege of Toulon (1793), Toulon, Battle of Fleurus (1794), Fleurus, Invasion of France (1795), Quiberon, Battle of Arcole, Arcole and Siege of Mantua (1796–1797), Mantua
- **date**: 20 April 1792 – 17 October 1797
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- **place**: France, Central Europe, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, West Indies
- **territory**: * French annexation of the Austrian Netherlands, the Left Bank of the Rhine, and other smaller territories
* Santo Domingo to France
* Several French "sister republics" established
* End of millennial Republic of Venice, Venetian independence
- **result**: French victory; Treaty of The Hague (1795), Treaty of The Hague, Treaty of Paris (1796), Treaty of Paris, Peace of Basel, Peaces of Basel, Treaty of Tolentino, Treaty of Campo Formio
* Establishment and survival of the French First Republic, French Republic
* Hostilities resume in 1798 with the formation of a War of the Second Coalition, Second Coalition against France
- **combatant1**: **First Coalition:**
 Dutch Republic
(until 1795)

(until 1797)
*  Hesse-Kassel (until 1795)
*  Duchy of Württemberg, Württemberg (until 1796)
*  Margraviate of Baden, Baden (until 1796)
 Papal States (until 1797)
 (until 1796)

(until 1795)
 (until 1796)
 Spanish Empire, Spain (until 1795)
 (until 1796)
List of historic states of Italy#Italy in the year 1748, Other Italian states
- **combatant2**: French First Republic, French Republic

**French satellites**:
*  (from 1795)
* Sister republics

**French naval allies**:
*  Spanish Empire, Spain (from 1796, naval only)
- **commander1**: *  William V, Prince of Orange, William V
*  Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel
*  Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II
*  Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand IV & III
*  John VI of Portugal, Prince Regent John
*  Frederick William II of Prussia, Frederick William II
*  Victor Amadeus III of Savoy, Victor Amadeus III
*  Charles IV of Spain, Charles IV
(until 1795)
*  William Pitt the Younger, William Pitt
- **commander2**: *  Jacques Pierre Brissot
*  Maximilien Robespierre
*  Napoleon Bonaparte
*  Paul Barras
(from 1795)
- **strength2**: **1794:**
*1,169,000
- **casualties1**: 94,000 soldiers killed in combat
~282,000 died of disease
220,000 captured
100,000 wounded
- **casualties2**: 100,000 soldiers killed in combat
~300,000 died of disease
150,000 captured