who were some of the prominent leaders?
King Louis XVI and Napoleon Bonaparte.
French Revolutionary Wars

As early as 1791, the other monarchies of Europe looked with outrage at the revolution and its upheavals; and they considered whether they should intervene, either in support of King Louis XVI, 
what action was taken on the 13th of january, 1797. A minor naval battle fought between a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany who won this battle? UNANSWERABLE was it part of a larger war? Yes, French Revolutionary Wars. were any of the ships wrecked? One of the British frigates drowned. do you know the name of it? UNANSWERABLE when did the before mentioned war start? 1792 why was it fought? It resulted from the French Revolution. why was it fought? UNANSWERABLE
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French Revolutionary Wars [SEP] Introduction
A hitherto unknown general named Napoleon Bonaparte began his first campaign in Italy in April 1796. In less than a year, French armies under Napoleon decimated the Habsburg forces and evicted them from the Italian peninsula, winning almost every battle and capturing 150,000 prisoners. With French forces marching towards Vienna, the Austrians sued for peace and agreed to the Treaty of Campo Formio, ending the First Coalition against the Republic.