feb 7, 1793 - Expansion of the War

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NC declares war on Britain, the United Provinces (dutch)
soon after Spain

formalising hosility
taking pre-emptive actions
Britain feared fall of United Provinces to French (+threaten British dominance of English
Channel)

By end of Feb.—> France at war with ‘First Coalitionʼ (Austria, Prussia, Britain, Holland, Spain +
Piedmont-Sardinia)

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