Republican Bayonets on the Rhine

On 17 June 1789, the Third Estate of the "Estates-General" of France declared themselves redefined as the "National Assembly" begining one of the greatest events in history known as "The French Revolution." By 1792, the Bastille had fallen, the government had deposed the king, Louis XVI, and had executed much of the nobility. Reaction to the executions, and the declaration of war by the new French government, lead to the War of the First Coalition. Republican Bayonets is focused on the battles from 1792 - 1800 in the French Revolutionary Wars - as the young French Republic was establishing itself and the various monarchies of Europe attempted to squash it. Battles from France, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and Germany are included.