The French Revolution - 1792AD
In 1792AD:
France declared war on Austria and Prussia, beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
New insurrections began in France; Louis XVI was imprisoned by the Commune of Paris.
The National Convention proclaimed France a Republic.
The French Republic adopted the guillotine as a uniform method of execution.
The French under Dumouriez halted the Prussians and defeated the Austrians at Jemappes.
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