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During which revolution did the Portland Whigs join William Pitt the Younger?

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The Portland Whigs were a faction of the Whig Party in Great Britain that joined William Pitt the Younger during the French Revolution. The Whigs were divided over the issue of war with France, with some, including Charles James Fox, supporting the French Revolution and opposing the war. Pitt, on the other hand, supported the war and the overthrow of the French monarchy.
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