HIS103Y1 Lecture : First Coalition.docx
Document Summary
No talks of peace until a monarchy is re-instated in france. Strategy pay subsidy to secondary states to engage france in as many ways to win. Recaptured austrian netherlands, threatening the existence of the revolution. British paid subsidies to secondary states who did not have enough military sources. If any state had the objective to destroy the revolution, they would have won. None of a r p focused on france, obsessed with poland. Poles accepted revolutionary constitution, catherine would not tolerate, since they wanted control of it. 2nd idea of revolution is never accepted into eastern europe (catherine) Bring poland back under her control, balance of power in eastern europe, all states must benefit, willing partner = prussia. Sep 20 1792 too expensive and tough to wage a war in france, came back to eastern europe. Got huge chunk of poland 60% of remaining state, blow to poland and bigger blow to austria.