The victory emboldened the newly assembled National Convention to formally declare the end of monarchy in France and to establish the First French Republic .
The outcome was thoroughly unexpected by contemporary observers -- a vindication for the French revolutionaries and a stunning defeat for the vaunted Prussian army .
The victory emboldened the newly assembled National Convention to formally declare the end of monarchy in French and to establish the First French Republic .
The outcome was thoroughly unexpected by contemporary observers -- a vindication for the French revolutionaries and a stunning defeat for the vaunted Prussian army .