Foreign Policy and the French Revolution

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1 Foreign Policy and the French Revolution

2 Foreign Policy and the French Revolution Charles- François Dumouriez, Pierre LeBrun, and the Belgian Plan, Patricia Chastain Howe

3 * FOREIGN POLICY AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Copyright Patricia Chastain Howe, Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2008 All rights reserved. First published in 2008 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN in the United States- a division of St. Martin's Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number , of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprim of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave and Macmillan are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN DOI / ISBN (ebook) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data rs available from the Library of Congress. A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Howe, Patricia Chastain. Foreign policy and the French Revolution : Charles-Fran<;ois Dumouriez, Pierre Lebrun, and the Belgian Plan, Patricia Chastain Howe. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN X 1. France-History-Revolution, France-Foreign relations. 3. Dumouriez, Charles Fran<;ois Du Perier, LeBrun, Pierre, Foreign ministers-france. 1. Title. DC157.H dc Design by Westchester Book Group. First edition: December Transferred to Digital Printing in 2013

4 For my daughter, Kari Howe Stoltz

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6 Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 Pierre LeBrun and the Liégeois Revolution, Charles- François Dumouriez and the Belgian Revolution, The Legislative Struggle for Control of French Foreign Policy, Revolution in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March-June Consolidating Control of the Belgian Plan, May- August Advancing the Belgian Plan, August- November Stalemate in the Belgian Provinces, November-December Efforts to Prevent a Wider War, January Failure of the Belgian Plan, February- March Endgame, March-December Conclusion 187 Notes 191 Bibliography 245 Index 253

7 Ac know ledg ments Over the twenty- six years I have been working on this research, I have accumulated a great debt of gratitude to many people who have sustained my efforts. My original mentor, George V. Taylor, patiently taught me the tools of the profession. Other colleagues who have read and commented on my work with grace and insight along the way include Keith Luria of North Carolina State University, Etienne Helin of the University of Liège, and Paul R. Hanson of Butler University. At the University of St. Thomas, my heartfelt thanks to George M. Woytanowitz, who has shared his wise comments on the entire manuscript; to Scott Wright, who has been a longstanding source of help and encouragement; to Christine Igielski, who has worked so diligently on the mechanics of preparing the manuscript for publication; to Virginie Sanchez, who has also helped with editing the fi nal work; and to Allison M. Seiwert, who prepared the maps for publication. My editor, Jeanne Barker- Nunn, has been a constant source of support and enthusiasm. I also wish to thank the directors and staff members of the archives and libraries in Paris, Brussels, Liège, and London, where I spent so many hours under their watchful and helpful direction. Finally, I thank my family, whose love and loyalty have sustained me throughout: my mother, Barbara Peavey Chastain; my daughter, Kari Howe Stoltz, to whom I dedicate this work; my brother, Peter Frederick Chastain; and my husband, Arthur King Howe, Jr. To say thank you is just not enough.