First French Republican War (Chaos)

The first French Republican War broke out in 1768 when after the death of the more cool-headed kings and IV of Britain and , who had been self-assured enough not to be impressed by the king-less situation of , diplomatic tensions to France rapidly worsened. , the , even under hesitating and many German states joined the coalition; only stayed neutral.
== The War ==
1768, September: . German armies defeat French.
1769: France orders the "levee en masse", creating the republican armies.
The pope flees from , first down the Rhone river to Corse, but later moves his seat to , Spain, since Italy still doesn't want to enter the war. In Spain, he outspeaks decidedly against republicanism, further encouraging the "monarchist crusade" feeling among the reigning classes in Europe. There are some hopes among conservatives that this may bring the national churches closer together and give the pope more power.
1769, April: British troops land in Aquitaine, to unite with the Spaniards.
1769, May: - "the blackest day for the house of Savoy": Crown prince Filiberto is captured by the French, his brother Filippo and their cousin (also named Filippo) die in battle.
1769, August: . French kick out German troops from French soil. However, the Swiss Confederation now enters the war against France.
1770, March: . French defeat Dutch, who complain that the Brits didn't support them.
1770, July: British-Spanish army defeated before Limoges. Spain retreats from France, fights defensively.
1770, September: . German-Swiss-Hungarian troops defeated by French.
1771, February: Spaniards fight off French attack against the Pyrenees.
1771, July: . French occupy SW Germany between Mosel and Rhine rivers.
1771, November: French Royalists in attempt a landing, supported by the Spanish navy, in South France. The landing itself is successful, but the people don't rise against the republic, and the landed troops are defeated. Many ships have to be abandoned.
1772, January: After the French used the holidays to move their armies, while the Spaniards were celebrating, Catalonia is overrun by the French.
1772, April: . Last German-Dutch army defeated.
== The peace ==
In the 1772, all the German lands west of the Rhine were annexed by France, plus the lands of Berg and at the right bank. So were Spain north of the Ebro, French-speaking , the Alsace, (old) Savoy and . Switzerland was neutralized again.
The monarchs weren't exactly happy how the war had turned out and hoped that France would show a weakness, so they'd have a chance to re-attack.
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