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Events on Friday 20 April 1792 1
1792France Declares War on AustriaOpening battle of the French Revolutionary WarsOn 20 April 1792 the French Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria, accusing it of supporting royalist emigres and threatening the revolution. The declaration began the French Revolutionary Wars, which drew in Prussia and other European powers within months. The conflict would continue, in various forms, for over two decades.