1792 ⟶ Brunswick's Invasion of France Begins; Lafayette Flees

August 19: Lafayette leaves his army and goes into exile. Th...
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1792

⚔️ Brunswick's Invasion of France Begins; Lafayette Flees

August 19: Lafayette leaves his army and goes into exile. The Coalition army of Austrian and Prussian soldiers, and of French émigrés, led by the Duke of Brunswick crosses the northern and eastern borders into France.⟶
Brunswick's Invasion of France Begins; Lafayette Flees (1792)
French RevolutionInvasionCoalition WarsMilitary CampaignExileLafayetteDuke of BrunswickPrussiaAustriaÉmigrés

🤝 Austria and Prussia Forge Military Alliance Against France

February 7: Austria and Prussia sign in Berlin a military convention to invade France and defend the monarchy.⟶
Austria and Prussia Forge Military Alliance Against France (1792)
French RevolutionAustriaPrussiaFirst CoalitionMilitary AllianceInvasionMonarchyWar PreparationsInternational Relations

⚔️ Brunswick Appointed Commander of Allied Invasion

March 7: The Duke of Brunswick is named to command a joint Austrian-Prussian invasion of France.⟶
Brunswick Appointed Commander of Allied Invasion (1792)
French RevolutionWar of the First CoalitionBrunswickInvasionPrussiaAustriaMilitary CommandAllied PowersExile

⚔️ Royal-Allemand Regiment Defects to Coalition Forces

May 6: The Royal-Allemand regiment (Régiment de Royal-Allemand cavalerie), composed of German mercenaries, deserts the French army and joins the Austrian-Prussian coalition.⟶
Royal-Allemand Regiment Defects to Coalition Forces (1792)
French RevolutionMilitaryDefectionMercenariesCoalition WarsAustriaPrussiaArmyRoyal-Allemand1792