Revolutionary France declares war on Austria
1792 · Event
Girondin ministers convince the Legislative Assembly that war will expose traitors and export liberty; Austria and Prussia expect a short march on Paris. It is the start of twenty-three years of near-continuous European war, ending only at Waterloo.
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