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sep 20, 1792 - French army stops Prussians and Austrians at Valmy (Belgium)

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Prussia and Austria began to mobilize their forces, joined by French émigré Royalists determined to overthrow the revolution. With conflict inevitable, the French government anticipated events by declaring war against Austria on 20 April 1792 and invading the Austrian Netherlands (modernday Belgium)

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sep 20, 1792
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~ 233 years ago