Chapter 11 - The Progress Of The War Flashcards
What did the sc demand?
People be given the right to ‘rise up’
Retribution on the military generals that had betrayed people’s trust
What had the pressures led to?
Levee en masse
Who proposed this?
Bertrand Barere
For CPS
23 Aug 1793
What did the Levee en masse order?
‘all French people are on permanent requisition for the services of the armies’
What was the Levee en masse?
An order forcing everyone to participate in the war effort
What did widowers and bachelored men have to do?
Immediate military service
What did married men have to do?
Forge weapons and transport supplies
What did women have to do?
Make tents and serve in hospitals
What did children have to do?
Shred old linen for lint
What did the old have to do?
Excite the courage of warriors
Preach hatred of kings and the unity of the republic
Why did they only call up young men to fight?
They were more in need of weapons and supplies than of fighters
What did the three men responsible for the legislation create?
A commission of technicians and scientists
What other development did they also support?
The Telegraph to carry dispatches
Balloonists to observe the enemy
What did a new manufacturing process increase?
Supply of gunpowder
Manuals were issued to show workshops and factories how to manufacture steel
Who was responsible for this new reorganising of Frances naval defences?
Sant-Andre
Former Protestant pastor
How many men were in arms by 1794?
Over 1 million
How many armies were well-trained and supplied?
14
What did the representants-en-mission start increasing?
Made sure morale was up and generals stayed loyal
What became political crimes?
Military defeat
Failure to follow through victory
What did Carnot and Saint-just do?
Replaced aristocratic generals with new younger commanders who were committed to the rev
What was the white (inherited AR) uniform replaced with?
Blue uniform (previously worn by volunteers)
What happened overall when Carnot took over the organisation?
The situation gradually began to improve
What victories gave a psychological boost to the country?
Battle of Wattignies
Three Austrian regiments destroyed
Invaders from the Pyrenees + Alps pushed back
Internal counter-rev + federalist revolts crushed
What did the CPS say in the Oct?
‘the cowardly satellites of tyranny have fled before you’