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Which other politician did his party unite with after the French Revolution?
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After the French Revolution, the Whig Party split into two factions: the Whigs and the Foxites. The Whigs, led by Charles James Fox, were opposed to the war with France and supported the French Revolution. The Foxites, led by William Pitt the Younger, were in favor of the war and opposed the French Revolution. The two factions reunited in 1794 after the fall of the French Republic.
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