"The period between September 1793 and July 1794 in France is known as The Reign of Terror, or The Terror, (la Terreur). It occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, and was marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". More than 15,000 people were executed by guillotine and another 25,000 in summary executions across France
On top of the internal turmoil, there were wars with France's neighbors. The so-called French Revolutionary Wars started in 1792. As early as 1791, the other monarchies of Europe looked with concern at the revolution, and considered whether they should intervene, either in support of King Louis XVI, or to prevent the spread of revolution, or to take advantage of the chaos in France.
In April 1792 France declared war on Austria first, after a long list of grievances presented by foreign minister Dumouriez. The Austrian and Prussian forces assembled on the Rhine River, then invaded France and took the fortresses of Longwy and Verdun. The Prussian commander, Duke of Brunswick, then issued a proclamation called the Brunswick Manifesto…"
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