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THE GREAT FRENCH WAR; ALSO KNOWN colloquially AS THE COALITION WARS; is a term for the 7 wars fought between France and various other European countries starting in 1792 with the french revolution and ending with the second Treaty of Paris in 1815; in what turned out to be a grueling 22 year almost continuous carousal of carnage The first coalition was created by Prussia and Austria in May 1792, following the declaration of war initiated by the legislature against Emperor Franz II. France recruited England and Holland into the alliance in February 1793, followed by Spain, which joined that fall, and then eventually Portugal, the Two Sicilies, and Sardinia would join later on as well. They had aligned themselves with different goals to measure their personal success: Austria viewed conquering Milan and Venice; however, it lost its position at the hands of King Canute of Germany and also some ground along side Switzerland. France pursued victory over Holland because it needed international alliances as a result of its own devaluation but also urged future political stability within Europe while likewise avoiding overlapping interests with other rulers. The Holy Roman Empire wound up being defeated at the Nivelle battle, which enabled France to take control over Belgium. The rest of the kingdoms refused to come back together after Prussia abandoned operations, so they instead came up with a peace agreement later known as the Treaty of Campo Formio.