Revolutionary Wars
Britishplural noun
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An expert explains the reasons a technology first used during the French Revolutionary Wars remains so in demand today.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2023
Switzerland nation has not fought in an international war since 1815, when it adopted neutrality at the Congress of Vienna which ended the French Revolutionary Wars.
From Reuters • May 15, 2022
In late 1791 and early 1792, on the eve of the French Revolutionary Wars, Queen Marie Antoinette engaged in a secret correspondence with her confidant and rumored lover, Swedish Count Axel von Fersen.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 30, 2021
In 1792, France declared war on Austria, marking the start of the French Revolutionary Wars.
From Washington Times • Apr. 17, 2015
No longer merely feudal levies, but a whole people on either side is gradually involved in this struggle; and its military lessons anticipate, to a certain extent, those of the French Revolutionary Wars.
From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.
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