Cabinet wars, derived from the German expression Kabinettskriege (German: [kabiˈnɛtsˌkʁiːɡə], singular Kabinettskrieg), is a historical term used to describe the regular, limited, aristocratic conflicts of eighteenth-century Europe, before the shift to total war that followed the French Revolution. Historians define cabinet wars as a period of small conflicts not involving standing armies, but with a growing military class arising to advise monarchs.
Cabinet wars, derived from the German expression Kabinettskriege (German: [kabiˈnɛtsˌkʁiːɡə], singular Kabinettskrieg), is a historical term used to describe the regular, limited, aristocratic conflicts of eighteenth-century Europe, before the shift to total war that followed the French Revolution. Historians define cabinet wars as a period of small conflicts not involving standing armies, but with a growing military class arising to advise monarchs.
Source: Wikipedia "Cabinet wars" · CC BY-SA 4.0
Share this article: X · Bluesky