In what year did the French take control of Mainz?
1792
1789
1795
1800
Answer
In 1792, the French seized control of Mainz, a strategically important city in southwestern Germany. This conquest was part of the French Revolutionary Wars, which began in 1792 and lasted until 1802. The French occupation of Mainz lasted until 1793, when the city was recaptured by Prussian and Austrian forces.
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