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Images - The Revolutionary Republic of Mainz, 1792/93, and the French Occupation of the Rhineland
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1.   The Siege of Mainz on October 22, 1792 (1793)
In October 1792, the French laid siege to and conquered the city of Mainz. The image below shows a few solitary figures watching the fiery scene from a safe distance. Aquatint by Johann Friedrich....
The Siege of Mainz on October 22, 1792 (1793)
2.   Capitulation Negotiations in Mainz in October 1792 (19th Century)
The capitulation and French occupation ushered in the start of the short-lived “Mainz Republic,” the first of its kind on German soil. It was established by the local German Jacobin club, the Society....
Capitulation Negotiations in Mainz in October 1792 (19th Century)
3.   Erecting a Liberty Pole in Speyer (1798)
In the fall of 1792, French occupied portions of the German Rhineland, including the cities of Mainz and Speyer, where pro-French Jacobin clubs built and erected “liberty poles” to signal the political....
Erecting a Liberty Pole in Speyer (1798)
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