HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Diplomatic Revolution, French Revolution, Girondins
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Publically despised by her allies, and insulted with impunity by her enemies. Orators tried to justify war vergniaud, brissot orator, 1792. It is for the emperor to put an end to the revolution . Maris antoinette tried to force his hand they tried to escape the flight to varennes this did force the declaration of pillnitz august. 1791 frederick william ii and leopold ii issued a call to crush the french. Therefore leopold and frederick william ii thought that this had been caused by their diplomatic pressure. In march 1792 two events condemned europe to war: death of leopold ii and ascension of francis ii, he was susceptible to, the appointment of pumouriez t minister of war, who supported pleas from marie antoinette. Brissotins urge for war, but actually was a royalist: two hard liners doomed europe to war, the summer of 1792 was a disaster.
