1792 ⟶ Royal-Allemand Regiment Defects to Coalition Forces

May 6: The Royal-Allemand regiment (Régiment de Royal-Allema...
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1792

⚔️ 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

⚔️ 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