| ? 1791 |
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An émigré army begins to form at Coblenz. |
| 1791 |
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Napoleon rejoins his regiment at Auxonne |
| Feb 1791 |
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Kellermann appointed commander on the Upper Rhine, later on Lower Rhine |
| 9 Feb 1791 |
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Election of first bishops of the French constitutional church. |
| 10 Mar 1791 |
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Pope condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. |
| 1 Apr 1791 |
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Napoleon promoted to 1st Lt in Artillery Regt of Grenoble, garrisoned at Valence. He is active in a Revolutionary club there |
| 2 Apr 1791 |
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H. G. R. de Mirabeau dies in Paris |
| 10 Jun 1791 |
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Prussian envoy Bischoffwerder arrives in Milan to seek Austrian aid against France. |
| 20 Jun 1791 |
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Flight to Varennes |
| 25 Jun 1791 |
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King suspended from functions on being brought back to Paris |
| 6 Jul 1791 |
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Padua Circular issued by Leopold, appealing for the mnrchs of Europe to restore the liberty of the French royal family. |
| 6 Jul 1791 |
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Napoleon swears oath required of all officers, 'to die rather than allow a foreign power to invade French soil'. |
| 14 Jul 1791 |
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Napoleon swears oath of loyalty to the new Constitution. |
| 17 Jul 1791 |
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Massacre of the Champ de Mars |
| 25 Jul 1791 |
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Preliminary convention between Austria and Prussia signed in Vienna. |
| 4 Aug 1791 |
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Peace of Galatz between Russia and the Turks. |
| 5 Aug 1791 |
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Treaty of Sistova between Austria and the Turks. No significant gains for Austria despite victories |
| 17 Aug 1791 |
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Frenchmen abroad summoned to return within one month. |
| 27 Aug 1791 |
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Declaration of Pillnitz |
| 5 Sep 1791 |
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Sardinian ambassador to Vienna reports that Kaunitz is against military intervention in France. |
| 13 Sep 1791 |
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Louis XVI accepts new constitution and is restored to functions. |
| Oct 1791 |
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Napoleon returns to Corsica on leave. His uncle dies soon after. |
| 1 Oct 1791 |
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Legislative Assembly meets. |
| 20 Oct 1791 |
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Brissot makes first great speech on foreign affairs, launching campaign for war. |
| 9 Nov 1791 |
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Decree ordering return to France of émigrés suspected of conspiracy against the nation. |
| 12 Nov 1791 |
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King vetos decree against émigrés. |
| 29 Nov 1791 |
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National Assembly votes to require Louis XVI to take steps to disperse émigrés. |
| 5 Dec 1791 |
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W. A. Mozart dies in Vienna |
| 14 Dec 1791 |
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Formation of the French armies of the North, the Centre, and the Rhine |
| 14 Dec 1791 |
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King Louis appeared before the National Assembly to announce that the Elector of Trier had been informed that he would be treated as an enemy of France if he did not disperse the émigrés in his territories. |
| 21 Dec 1791 |
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Kaunitz informs French ambassador in Vienna that the Austrian commander in Belgium, Gen Bender, had been ordered to provide assistance to the Elector of Trier if French troops should cross the frontier. |
