External threat of war 1793

Question 1

What two successes between September 1792 and January 1793

Answer 1

1) Army of North successful in Austrian Netherlands

2) The Army of the Alps took Nice and Savoy (annexed to France alongside Monaco at the end of January) and parts of Piedmonte Sardinia

Question 2

What important battle did Demouriez win in November 1792?

Answer 2

-Victory in battle of Jemappes (Austrian Netherlands)

Question 3

What was the Edict of Fraternity?

Answer 3

-published after Jemappes and it called upon other European forces to rebel against their leaders and a promise to spread the revolution
-Pushed for by the Girondins
-Gave a reason for the French army to fight

Question 4

What is the order of the people who joined to fight against France in the war of the first coalition from 1792 to 1797?

Answer 4

1) Austria
2) Piedmonte Sardinia
3) Prussia
4) Austrian Netherlands
5) Spain (Jan 1793)
6) Portugal (Jan 1793)
7) Britain (1 Feb 1793)
8 United Provinces (1 Feb 1793)

Question 5

Which battles indicate France’s struggles in the beginning of the war of the first coalition?

Answer 5

-March 1793: major defeat to Austrians in Battle of Neerwinden (in Austrian Netherlands)

Question 6

Who defected to the Austrian after the loss at Neerwinden and significance?

Answer 6

-Demouriez defected to Austria after loss at Battle of Neerwinden in March
-Significant as this helped Jacobins’ propaganda of Girondin being counter-rev