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- In 1792 Brunswick was placed in command of the Austro-Prussian forces battling France in the Revolutionary War. On July 25th of that year he issued the notorious Brunswick Manifesto, which warned his armies would destroy Paris if the royal family was harmed. The manifesto was aimed at frightening the revolutionaries into submission.
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Charles William Ferdinand (German: Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand; 9 October 1735 – 10 November 1806) was the prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel and duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a military leader. His titles are usually shortened to Duke of Brunswick in English-language sources.
The Duke of Brunswick (1735-1806) was the commander of the powerful Prussian army, famous for his menacing warning to the people of revolutionary France. Born Charles William Ferdinand, he became a career soldier and saw service in the Seven Years War.
French Revolutionary wars. Charles William Ferdinand of Brunswick (born Oct. 9, 1735, Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony [Germany]—died Nov. 10, 1806, Ottensen, near Hamburg) was the duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel, a Prussian field marshal, and an enlightened ruler.
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The Brunswick Manifesto, demanding the protection of the king and the restoration of royal authority, was issued to the people of France by Charles, Duke of Brunswick, in July 1792: “Their Majesties the Emperor [of Austria] and the king of Prussia having entrusted to me the command of the united armies which they have collected on the ...
The Brunswick Manifesto was a proclamation issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, commander of the Allied army (principally Austrian and Prussian), on 25 July 1792 to the population of Paris, France during the War of the First Coalition.
Issued by Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, and commander of the Allied Army of Austria and Prussia, the Brunswick Manifesto of 1792 was a warning to the French...
Oct 3, 2022 · The Battle of Valmy was a stunning French victory over a Prussian-led coalition army on 20 September 1792, during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802).
