1792

1792 was the 1,792nd year of the Common Era and the second year of the 1790s.

Events[]

Storming of the Tuileries

The Second Partition of Poland-Lithuania

King Gustav III of Sweden is assassinated.
On 20 April 1792, the Kingdom of the French declares war on the Austrian Empire.
War of the Second Partition leads to the Russian Empire, Austrian Empire, and Prussia further dividing Poland-Lithuania amongst themselves.
On 13 June 1792, Prussia declares war on the Kingdom of the French.
On 10 August 1792, French revolutionaries under Louis Joseph Santerre storm the Tuileries Palace.
2-7 September 1792 September Massacres leave 1,000 criminals, 200 priests, and 3 Roman Catholic bishops dead.
Battle of Valmy, first battle of the French Revolutionary Wars, is fought on 20 September 1792 between the French Revolutionary Army and their Prussian and Austrian enemies. The French hold off a Coalition attack, winning the battle.

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