What is the main conflict and its category in "The Scarlet Pimpernel"? How is it developed?

The main conflict in the book is the struggle, both to keep the young son of Louis XVI alive and smuggle him to England where he will be safe from the French Revolutionaries. Although it involves covert action and intrigue, this is mainly a political struggle because the British aristocracy does not want to see French aristocrats left without an heir to the throne after the beheading of Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette. British aristocrats are afraid that the revolution in France will spread to England and they will loose power. In addition to the dauphin, The Scarlet Pimpernel is determined to save as many of the French aristocracy as he can. The conflict is developed by first seeing The Scarlet Pimpernel saving a family destined for the guillotine, establishing a secondary love plot and then watching the conflict build as the French Revolutionists trying to catch The Scarlet Pimpernel.

What is the main conflict in The Scarlet Pimpernel, in the format man vs. ___?

Man v. man is the primary conflict in Baroness Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel. While Percy does struggle with his decision to marry Christine and thinking that she is malevolent enough to send someone to his death because of a personal grudge, the novel's focus is on external conflicts between Percy and Chauvelin and between the Scarlet Pimpernel's band of men and Robespierre bloody revolution. You could possibly argue for man v. society conflict (if your teacher has discussed it as a main conflict), but Percy's conflict with Chauvelin and his constant bating of the "Citizen," is what not only drives the novel's plot but is also what provides for much of the novel's wit and attention-getting scenes.