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The Brunswick Manifesto was a proclamation issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick on 25 July 1792 to the population of Paris, France during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Brunswick Manifesto promised that if the French royal family was not harmed, then French civilians would not be harmed. It was a measure intended to intimidate Paris, but rather helped further spur the French Revolution. Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick (October 9, 1735 - November 10, German general, was born at Wolfenbüttel. ...
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Combatants Great Britain Austria Prussia Spain Russian Empire Sardinia France The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts, beginning in 1792 and lasting until the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states. ...
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On 20 April 1792, Revolutionary France declared war on Austria; on 28 April France invaded the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium today). The French invasion was beaten back in a matter of days. Prussia joined the war against France, and on 30 July Austria and Prussia began the invasion of France; the plan was to drive for Paris and occupy it. April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ...
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The Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain (Spanish Netherlands, 1579-1713), Austria (Austrian Netherlands, 1713-1794) and France (1794-1815). ...
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Brunswick Manifesto On 25 July, the Duke of Brunswick, commander of the Allied Army (Austrian and Prussian Armies), issued the Brunswick Manifesto. The manifesto promised that if the French Royal family was not harmed, then the Allies would not harm French civilians or loot. However, if acts of violence or acts to humiliate the French Royal family were committed, the Allies threatened not only that they would take vengeance on Paris, but also that many European nations promised to declare war on France. The manifesto was written by royalists in Brunswick's army, and intended to intimidate Paris into submission. On 1 August news of the manifesto began sweeping through Paris. Many believed the Brunswick Manifesto was final proof that Louis XVI was collaborating with the Allies. Also on 1 August, Prussian forces crossed the Rhine near Koblenz; consequently, the French National Assembly ordered that citizens prepare for war. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
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Louis XVI, King of France Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ...
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Map of the Koblenz region Koblenz (also Coblenz in pre-1926 German spellings; French Coblence) is a city situated on both banks of the Rhine at its confluence with the Moselle, where the Deutsches Eck (German Corner) and its monument ( Emperor William I on horseback) are situated. ...
During the French Revolution, the National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) was a transitional body between the Estates-General and the National Constituent Assembly that existed from June 17 to July 9 of 1789. ...
Impact The Brunswick Manifesto, rather than intimidate the populace into submission, sent it into furious action and created fear and anger towards the Allies. It also spurred revolutionaries to take further action, organizing an uprising – on 10 August the Tuileries were stormed and Swiss Guards protecting it were massacred by the mob. In late August and early September, the French were defeated in skirmishes with the Allied army, but on 20 September the French held the field at Valmy; the invading army withdrew from France after the Battle of Valmy. August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Tuileries Palace before 1871 - View from the Louvre courtyard The Tuileries Palace stood in Paris, France, on the right bank of the River Seine until 1871, when it was destroyed. ...
Papal Swiss Guards in traditional uniforms Swiss Guards are Swiss mercenary soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts from the late 15th century until the present day (in the form of the Papal Swiss Guard). ...
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Valmy is a village and commune in the Sainte-Menehould arrondissement of the Marne département in France. ...
Combatants France Prussia Commanders Dumouriez Kellermann Duke of Brunswick Strength 47,000 35,000 Casualties 300 184 The Battle of Valmy (September 20, 1792) saw the inexperienced armies of revolutionary France drive out an invading allied army. ...
References - Connelly, Owen (2006). The wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792 -1815. Routledge. ISBN 0415239842.
- Taylor, Brian (2006). The empire of the French : a chronology of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1792-1815. Stroud, United Kingdom: Spellmount. ISBN 1862272549.
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