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![French Revolutionary Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16578.png?v=1717626005)
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French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) were a series of conflicts that arose from the tensions surrounding the French Revolution (1789-1799). The wars were fought between Revolutionary France and several European powers, most notably Austria...
![French Consulate](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17525.jpg?v=1716346027)
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French Consulate
The French Consulate was the government of the First French Republic from 10 November 1799 to 18 May 1804, spanning the last four years of the Republic's existence. Headed by Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as First Consul, the Consulate served...
![War of the First Coalition](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17234.jpg?v=1679672080)
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War of the First Coalition
The War of the First Coalition (1792-1797) was a continent-spanning conflict in which a coalition of European powers, including Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic, Spain, and several others, sought to contain and defeat Revolutionary...
![French Directory](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16943.jpg?v=1701654304)
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French Directory
The French Directory, or Directorate (French: le Directoire), was the government of France from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, a period that spanned the last four years of the French Revolution (1789-1799). The Directory was unpopular...
![Louis XVI, the Girondins, & the Road to Revolutionary War (1791-92)](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16379.png?v=1663249481)
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Louis XVI, the Girondins, & the Road to Revolutionary War (1791-92)
On 20 April 1792, King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) stood before the Legislative Assembly and, with a faltering voice, read a declaration of war against Austria, to the ecstatic delight of the gathered deputies. This declaration sealed...
![War of the Second Coalition](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17383.jpg?v=1684635069)
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War of the Second Coalition
The War of the Second Coalition (1798-1802), part of the broader French Revolutionary Wars, was the second attempt by an alliance of major European powers to defeat Revolutionary France. The Second Coalition, which included Russia, Austria...
![American Revolutionary War](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/19063.jpg?v=1718297351)
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), or the American War of Independence, was a conflict between Great Britain and its 13 North American colonies, who declared independence as the United States of America. Initially a rebellion within...
![French Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/16013.jpg?v=1715537883)
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French Revolution
The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of major societal and political upheaval in France. It witnessed the collapse of the monarchy, the establishment of the First French Republic, and culminated in the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte...
![French Wars of Religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/15794.png?v=1651818201)
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French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion (1562-1598) were a series of eight conflicts between Protestant and Catholic factions in France lasting 36 years and concluding with the Protestant King Henry IV of France (r. 1589-1610) converting to Catholicism...
![Jean-Baptiste Jourdan](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/17265.jpg?v=1699253048)
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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833) was a French general who held significant commands in the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He won a major victory for the French Republic at the Battle of Fleurus...