Question

How did the emigres influence France's Europe neighbors in revolutionary times?

Answer 1

The Battle of Valmy is worthy of some study in this. Goethe documented the event and made some comments.

Explanation:

A great number of nobility of France fled during the revolution and became emigres in the courts of the surrounding nations. They persuaded those nations to create the First Coalition (first of many) to destroy the revolution and re-establish the monarchy.

The revolutionaries themselves became more and more radical causing greater alarm as time past. The Declaration of Pillnitz issued jointly by Austria and Prussia in 1791 was an attempt to avoid War but support the French King. France declared war the next year in part as a reaction to the declaration. The War of the First Coalition lasted until 1797. Napoleon's campaign in Italy was key part of the settlement of this war.

Each coalition participant pursued its own objectives without much coordination. This lack of unity was to plague future coalitions and play into the hands of Napoleon who was the master of the situation for years to come.

The French victory at the Battle of Valmy 1792 before the rise of Napoleon insured the survival of the Republic. It showed the strength of the revolution in the face of the Monarchists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_First_Coalition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valmy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Pillnitz

Battle of Valmy

The Prussian Army out maneuvered the French and were between the French Army and Paris. The French stood their ground in a good position and the Prussians retreated.