▁is ▁named ▁to ▁command ▁a ▁joint ▁Aust rian - Pr uss ian ▁invasion ▁of ▁France . ▁▁ ▁April ▁ 4 : ▁The ▁Assembly ▁granted ▁equal ▁rights ▁to ▁free ▁people ▁of ▁color ▁in ▁H ait i . ▁ ▁April ▁ 5 : ▁The ▁Assembly ▁clos es ▁the ▁Sor bon ne , ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁conserv ative ▁the ology . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 0 : ▁The ▁Assembly ▁decl ares ▁war ▁on ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Boh emia ▁and ▁Hung ary , ▁i . e . ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 5 : ▁La ▁Marse illa ise ▁composed ▁by ▁Claude ▁Joseph ▁Rou get ▁de ▁Lis le , ▁is ▁s ung ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Str as bourg . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 8 : ▁The ▁war ▁begins . ▁The ▁army ▁of ▁Ro ch am be au ▁inv ades ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁April ▁ 3 0 : ▁The ▁government ▁issues ▁three ▁hundred ▁million ▁assign ats ▁to ▁fin ance ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁May ▁ 5 : ▁The ▁Assembly ▁orders ▁the ▁raising ▁of ▁thirty - one ▁new ▁batt al ions ▁for ▁the ▁army . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 6 : ▁The ▁Royal - Al lem and ▁regiment ▁( R ég iment ▁de ▁Royal - Al lem and ▁caval erie ), ▁composed ▁of ▁German ▁mer cen aries , ▁desert s ▁the ▁French ▁army ▁and ▁joins ▁the ▁Aust rian - Pr uss ian ▁coal ition . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 2 : ▁The ▁H uss ar ▁reg iments ▁of ▁Sax e ▁and