462 Ch. 12 • The French Revolution
Map 12.2 Expansion of Revolutionary France, 1792-1799 The map indi
cates French revolutionary army offensives and foreign anti-revolutionary army
offensives. It also shows areas annexed by the French, areas occupied by the
French, and dependent republics established by revolutionary France.
Emboldened by these unexpected military successes, the National Con
vention on November 19, 1792, promised ‘‘fraternity and assistance to all
peoples who want to recover their liberty.” French troops captured Frank
furt and occupied much of the Rhineland. The Convention also declared
the outright annexation of the Alpine province of Savoy, belonging to the
Kingdom of Sardinia, and the Mediterranean town of Nice, captured at
