Project 86 - Circuitry

The French Republican army, under the sonorous slogan “The Fatherland is in danger!” And to the sounds of the Marseillaise just created by Rouge de Lille, went on the offensive, crossing the borders of France and occupying a number of Rhine lands. In October 1792, almost the entire left bank of the Rhine fell into the hands of the French. They occupied Mainz without encountering much resistance. On the contrary, some hotheads welcomed the arrival of the French, hoping that the new authorities would end feudal orders, class prejudices and the dominance of the church. Bonn began to prepare for the evacuation of the courtyard and state archives. Elector Max Franz left the city on October 22, but soon returned when the Prussian troops captured Koblenz and the threat of French occupation of Bonn temporarily passed. By December, the situation worsened again,and the Elector again left Bonn - until the spring of 1793. His third flight, in October 1794, was final: the city fell under French rule for 20 years.