War And Rise Of Republicanism Flashcards
Ordinance of self-denial
Proposed by Robespierre
No member of the constituent assembly could sit in the new legislative assembly
Champ de Mars Massacre (5)
- 1791; July 17th
Celebration of SOB
Citizens were unhappy with the decision to made after flight to Varennes
Manifesto written and signed by supportive expressing unhappiness with the King
The gathering was seen as disruption of public peace and called for the martial law; killed people
How did the CdM massacre fuel counter- Rev
- rumours of citizens attacking and killed National guards
- the unrest caused showed how messy revolution was
- the death of innocents were blamed on the revolutionaries
Significance of champ de Mars massacre
- led to a greater support for counter-Rev
- radicals; Marat, Danton and Desmoulins went into hiding
- shattered the reputation of Mayor Bailly and Lafayette
- causes split in Jacobin
1st Attack on Tuileries
20th June 1792
Sans culottes storm in
King wears bonnet rouge and toasts the revolution
But still doesn’t withdraw vetos
What three laws does the King veto on 27 May ‘92
- deportation of refectory priests
- disband of King’s guard
- strengthening the national guard to form federes (20,000)
La Patrie en danger
Mass conscription calling all many to fight
Storming of Tuileres
10th August
2000 Sans culottes
Legislative assembly invaded: leaving the commune to control Paris
600 Swiss guards killed
Louis imprisoned in the Temple
Trial of Louis
Jacobins pushes for the death of the King as he was preventing the ‘progression of the revolution’
Girondin still wanted constitutional monarch
Marat ‘Appel nominal’ meant many feared going against his conviction
693 voted guilty
Appel nominal
Proposed by Marat
Every deputy had to publicly announce their verdict in Louis’s trial
This was don’t to reveal the ‘traitors of the revolution’
What did the overthrow of Louis lead to (4)
Power in the Commune
Dismissed ministers re-appointed by Girondin: eg Danton became minister of justice
Refactor priests deported to Guiara
Abolition of feuds dues
Battle of Valmy
20th sept ‘92
54,000 French defeated 34,000 Prussians
Prevented the invasion of Paris
Success of the French during war
Battle of Valmy
French occupied Rhine and most of Belgium
Annexed a lot of territory
Expanded natural frontiers
September massacres
First week of September ‘92
Parisians feared Prussians advanced further into French territory
Started with detainees from Abbeye prison Murderous riot aimed at killing c-Rev that would join Prussians
Ended up killing 1,600 in 4 days and only a quarter were C-Revs
Result of September massacres
Spread across Europe and causes reactions of disgust
Fuelled C-Rev support
Girondin didn’t want to interfere as they feared the sans-culotte will turn
Robespierre and Danton defended it
Madam Roland was appalled
