Episode Details
Back to Episodes25th July 1792: Brunswick Manifesto during the French Revolution threatened retaliation if the royal family was harmed
Published 4 days, 12 hours ago
Description
The Brunswick Manifesto declared that, rather than conquering France, the invading armies sought to restore lawful authority in the country and warned that any attack on the royal family would bring “exemplary and ever memorable vengeance”, threatening the city of Paris with destruction if its inhabitants resisted the advancing armies or continued to detain the ...