A tsakiyar karni na 18, jerin rikice-rikice na mulkin mallaka sun fara tsakanin Faransa da Birtaniya, wanda a karshe ya haifar da halakar yawancin mulkin mallaka na farko na Faransa da kuma kusan fitar da Faransa daga Amurka. Wadannan yaƙe-yaƙe sune War of Succession na Austrian (1740<unk>1748), War Seven Years (1756<unk>1763), American Revolution (1765<unk>1783), Faransa Revolutionary Wars (1793<unk>1802) da kuma Napoleonic Wars (1803<unk>1815). Har ila yau, ana iya ganin baya a cikin lokaci zuwa na farko na Faransanci da Indiyawan Indiya. Wannan rikice-rikice na yau da kullum an san shi a matsayin yakin shekaru dari na biyu. Tambaya: Waɗanne yaƙe-yaƙe ne suka faru a cikin shekarun 1793 zuwa 1802?
Yaƙe-yaƙe na juyin juya halin Faransa