1791Declaration of Pillnitz: European Powers Threaten Intervention

August 27: Declaration of Pillnitz - A proclamation by Frede...
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1791

🤝 Reichenbach Convention: Powers Consider Intervention

June 26: Diplomats of England, Austria, Prussia and the United Provinces meet at Reichenbach to discuss possible military intervention against the French Revolution.
Reichenbach Convention: Powers Consider Intervention (1790)
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📜 Declaration of Pillnitz: European Powers Threaten Intervention

August 27: Declaration of Pillnitz - A proclamation by Frederick William II of Prussia and Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, affirms their wish to "put the King of France in a state to strengthen the bases of monarchic government." This vague statement is taken in France as a direct threat by the other European powers to intervene in the Revolution.
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