1790 ⟶ Reichenbach Convention: Powers Consider Intervention
June 26: Diplomats of England, Austria, Prussia and the Unit...
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🤝 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.⟶
French RevolutionInternational RelationsMilitary InterventionDiplomacyAustriaPrussiaEnglandUnited ProvincesCoalitionWar Preparations
📜 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.⟶
French RevolutionForeign InterventionPrussiaAustriaMonarchyThreat of WarEuropean PoliticsRoyalismDeclaration
✉️ Louis XVI Appeals to Prussia for Military Intervention
December 3: The King writes a secret letter to Frederick William II of Prussia, urging him to intervene militarily in France "to prevent the evil which is happening here before it overtakes the other states of Europe. ⟶
French RevolutionLouis XVIPrussiaMilitary InterventionForeign PowersRoyal CorrespondenceSecret LetterCounter-RevolutionWar PreparationsDiplomacy
🤝 Austria and England Plan Military Intervention Against France
November 16: Austria and England agree to cooperate to force France back to its 1789 boundaries.⟶
French Revolutionary WarsCoalitionAustriaEnglandMilitary StrategyInterventionTerritorial DisputesDiplomacyWar Plans1789 Boundaries