 In 1798, French Revolutionary troops annexed the land.Administratively, Odenbach formed together with Adenbach, Ginsweiler, Reiffelbach and Schmittweiler a "mairie" (“mayoralty”) belonging to the Canton of Lauterecken, the Arrondissement of Kaiserslautern and the Department of Mont-Tonnerre (or Donnersberg in German).After French rule, once Napoleon had been driven out of the country, the Congress of Vienna drew new boundaries yet again.