14 Apr 1792 Jahr - Declaration of war on Austria

Beschreibung:

- Beginning of the French Revolutionary wars
- Initially the wars were taken with the intention of defending France and spreading the ideas of the Revolution
- The Declaration of Pillnitz led France to declare war on Austria
- The monarchy in France wanted war as they thought that French government was weak, therefore they would be overthrown subsequently leading back to the ancien regime
- Revolutionaries belived war would unify the country

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