Episode 3 of 4
France declares war on Britain and the Dutch Republic
- When
- 1 February 1793
- Where
- French First Republic
The French First Republic declared war against Britain and the Netherlands on 1 February 1793.
France declared war against Britain and the Netherlands on 1 February 1793. This declaration extended the conflict, already underway against Austria and Prussia since 1792, to two further major powers of the loosely coordinated coalition.
Sources
- War of the First Coalition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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