In 1798 troops commanded by the French General Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg sacked the monastery and sent the monks into exile. Only in 1802 the monks were permitted to return and re-establish the abbey. As a result of a conflict between the state and the Roman Catholic Church, the monks were obliged to seek refuge in 1874; first in France, at Delle.
In 1798, French General Balthazar Alexis Henri Schauenburg's troops invaded the monastery and expelled the monks. It wasn't until 1802 that the monks were permitted to return and rebuild the abbey. The monks had to seek refuge in France at Delle in 1874 due to a conflict between the state and the Roman Catholic Church.