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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His DeathGoudemetz, Henry

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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death

Name: Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death
Author: Goudemetz, Henry

Goudemetz, Henry

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799; Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793

jacobin club; Simon, preceptor of the young Prince;
                  upwards of eighty municipal officers; one Deputy, a
                  commissioner with the army, and one general
                  officer, all partizans of Robespierre.
                  Tallien proclaims in the convention, that the day
                  of the tyrant's death is a festival for universal
                  fraternity.
                  From the 1st to the 19th of July were guillotined
                  in Paris, in all          406 persons.
                              On the 20th,   34
                                     21st,   29
                                     22d,    46
                                     24th,   30
                        From 25th to 27th   135
                                     28th,   22
                                     29th,   70
                  Total guillotined in July 772

_Aug_.        1.  At this time the guillotine remains unemployed.
                  The convention charges sixteen committees with the
                  management of public affairs.
              2.  The Spaniards are defeated--The French take
                  Fontarabia and St. Sebastian.
                  Pichegru, with 190,000 men, is commanded to conquer
                  Holland.
              3.  Prince Cobourg calls upon the States of Germany to
                  assemble and oppose with unanimity the alarming
                  mass of French troops which is on the point of
                  breaking in upon them.
              5.  The convention abolishes Robespierre's system of
                  terror.
                  Brussels gives a civic feast on account of its
                  union with France.
                  The French enter Treves, and summon Breda.
                  Pelet solicits the convention for the return of
                  order, of justice, and of commerce.
             10.  The English take possession of Calvi.
             11.  The states-general earnestly exhort the Dutch to
                  defend themselves.
             13.  A general release of prisoners confined in France
                  by order of Robespierre--they amounted to upwards
                  of 500,000.
                  Quesnoy retaken by the French, with 3000 men.
                  The telegraph first made use of.
             15.  An ambassador from America receives the fraternal
                  kiss.
             26.  L'Ecluse surrenders by capitulation to the French.
                  Ordered, that all persons may travel freely without
                  passports in the interior of the republic.
                  The new ambassador from Geneva received in the
                  convention.
             29.  Valenciennes surrenders; its garrison consisted of
                  8ooo men, of whom 1100 were emigrants.
             30.  Conde surrenders to the French.

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History

Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death

Goudemetz, Henry

France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799; Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793

jacobin club; Simon, preceptor of the young Prince;
                  upwards of eighty municipal officers; one Deputy, a
                  commissioner with the army, and one general
                  officer, all partizans of Robespierre.
                  Tallien proclaims in the convention, that the day
                  of the tyrant's death is a festival for universal
                  fraternity.
                  From the 1st to the 19th of July were guillotined
                  in Paris, in all          406 persons.
                              On the 20th,   34
                                     21st,   29
                                     22d,    46
                                     24th,   30
                        From 25th to 27th   135
                                     28th,   22
                                     29th,   70
                  Total guillotined in July 772

_Aug_.        1.  At this time the guillotine remains unemployed.
                  The convention charges sixteen committees with the
                  management of public affairs.
              2.  The Spaniards are defeated--The French take
                  Fontarabia and St. Sebastian.
                  Pichegru, with 190,000 men, is commanded to conquer
                  Holland.
              3.  Prince Cobourg calls upon the States of Germany to
                  assemble and oppose with unanimity the alarming
                  mass of French troops which is on the point of
                  breaking in upon them.
              5.  The convention abolishes Robespierre's system of
                  terror.
                  Brussels gives a civic feast on account of its
                  union with France.
                  The French enter Treves, and summon Breda.
                  Pelet solicits the convention for the return of
                  order, of justice, and of commerce.
             10.  The English take possession of Calvi.
             11.  The states-general earnestly exhort the Dutch to
                  defend themselves.
             13.  A general release of prisoners confined in France
                  by order of Robespierre--they amounted to upwards
                  of 500,000.
                  Quesnoy retaken by the French, with 3000 men.
                  The telegraph first made use of.
             15.  An ambassador from America receives the fraternal
                  kiss.
             26.  L'Ecluse surrenders by capitulation to the French.
                  Ordered, that all persons may travel freely without
                  passports in the interior of the republic.
                  The new ambassador from Geneva received in the
                  convention.
             29.  Valenciennes surrenders; its garrison consisted of
                  8ooo men, of whom 1100 were emigrants.
             30.  Conde surrenders to the French.

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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death

Historical Epochs of the French Revolution: With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France; And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death

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