The Defection of General Dumorier

After the scandal of de morier's treason, the national convention voted on april ninth to create an additional corps of representatives on mission. These representatives were given blanket jurisdiction over all military matters and involved themselves in every aspect of the war. With the french now almost entirely evacuated from belgium, the allied forces prepared for a renewed invasion of france. But instead of just barreling towards paris, as brunswick had done, the allies this time elected to focus their efforts first on capturing the string of french fortresses that dotted the franco belgian frontier. And the first target was the city of conde.