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War Victories Shifted Revolutionary Priorities
- Military success in 1794 undermined justification for the Reign of Terror and enabled political shift away from emergency rule.
- Territorial occupation funded France and turned conquest into economic stabilization rather than exporting liberty.
Boxtel Defeat Demoralized British Forces
- General Pichegru pushed north to seize Belgian ports and then the United Provinces after the British and Austrians split.
- A small engagement at Boxtel demoralized British troops and accelerated their retreat into Dutch territory.
Poland Redirected Great Power Strategy
- Austria and Prussia retreated from fronts not because of battlefield defeats but because attention shifted east to Poland.
- The Polish uprising distracted the coalition and reshaped strategic choices against France.