The French Revolutionary Wars started in 1792 and ultimately featured spectacular French victories that facilitated the conquest of the Italian Peninsula, the Low Countries and most territories west of the Rhine--achievements that had eluded previous French governments for centuries.
The French Revolutionary Wars started in 1792; they extended to international conflict resulting in spectacular French victories that facilitated the conquest of the Italian Peninsula, the Low Countries, and most German territories west of the Rhine. These achievements that had eluded previous French governments for centuries.