Defection of Lafayette. Lafayette deserts the army and flees to Austria. General Dumouriez takes command of the Armies of the North. Prussian armies, including French émigrés, invade France. Event

Dublin Core

Title

Defection of Lafayette. Lafayette deserts the army and flees to Austria. General Dumouriez takes command of the Armies of the North. Prussian armies, including French émigrés, invade France.

Date

August 19, 1792

Relation

https://chnm.gmu.edu/revolution/d/794/

Identifier

794

Citation

“Defection of Lafayette. Lafayette deserts the army and flees to Austria. General Dumouriez takes command of the Armies of the North. Prussian armies, including French émigrés, invade France.,” LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION, accessed November 9, 2026, https://revolution.chnm.org/d/794.