Declaration of war Flashcards
when and what was the Declaration of Pillnitz?
August 1791- stated that Austria and Prussia wanted to restore the monarchy in France and were willing to use force to do so.
when did the new Legislative Assembly meet?
October 1791.
what 2 decisions did Louis use his suspensory veto on?
if emigres didn’t return from Austrian and German states by 1st January 1792 they would be banished and their properties seized, and refractory priests would be branded as traitors.
who was for war?
Girondins and the monarchy because they hoped it would unmask counterrevolutionaries and offer them security.
who was against war?
Jacobins and Montagnards
when did France declare war?
April 1792
what was an initial loss?
1792-Dumouriez prepared an invasion of the Austrian Netherlands. However, the revolution had thoroughly disorganized the French army, and its soldiers deserted en masse,
what new laws did the Legislative Assembly put through following the war?
the deportation of refractory priests, the disbanding of the King’s guard and the setting up of a camp of 20,000 Federes (National Guard).
what was Louis’ response to these laws?
he vetoed them all and dismissed the Girondins, replacing them with more moderates.
what was the publics’ reaction to Louis’ vetoing
the Jacobins and Cordeliers led 8000 sans-culottes in a demonstration against the LA- after Louis drank to the nation they stood down.
when and what was “la patrie en danger”
July 1792- called every Frenchman to fight as the war was going badly.
reaction and effect of “la patrie en danger”
the sans-culottes demanded admission of passive citizens to vote and federes were allowed into Paris.
when and what was the Brunswick manifesto?
July 1792- threatened that if the French royal family was harmed, then French civilians would be harmed.
what was Robespierre’s speech to the Assembly?
July 1792- called to abandon the constitutional monarchy and argued for a National convention.
describe the second journee on the Tuilleries palace:
10th August- 20,000 SC troops along with 2000 Federes, shooting started and 1000 SC and Federes were killed.
