sentences:  In 1789, the chapel, which had fallen into great disrepair, was replaced with a new building, although the tower was retained.During the time of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era that followed, the German lands on the Rhine’s left bank were annexed by France.Kappeln belonged to the "Mairie" (“Mayoralty”) of Grumbach, the Canton of Grumbach, the Arrondissement of Birkenfeld and the Department of Sarre.