The French Revolution 1789-1795Gardiner, Bertha Meriton
History
The French Revolution 1789-1795
Gardiner, Bertha Meriton
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799
Dumouriez, minister of foreign affairs, 105;
resigns, 112;
commands the army, 121;
occupied the Argonnes, 123;
gains a victory at Jemmapes, 130;
proposes the invasion of Holland, 135;
fails in an invasion of Holland, 142;
is defeated at Neerwinden, 143;
takes refuge with the Austrians, 144
Economists, the, 16
Egalité, Philip. _See_ Orleans, Duke of
Elizabeth, Madame, execution of, 178
Emigrants, the, begin to leave France, 63;
increasing numbers of, 71;
are encouraged by the princes on the Rhine, 101;
confiscation of the revenues of, 111;
are forbidden to return on pain of death, 148
Empire, the defective organisation of, 96;
anti-French feeling in, 102;
joins the coalition against France, 141
Encyclopædia, the, 14
England, political condition of, 23;
dislikes the annexation of Belgium by France, 133;
opposes the opening of the Scheldt, 134;
state of political opinion in, 136;
war declared by France against, 141
Europe, prevalence of Voltairian ideas in, 21
Federation, Feasts of the, 70
Feraud, murder of, 230
Feudal nobility, privileges of, under the monarchy, 1–5;
abolition of, 49
Feuillants, the club of the, foundation of, 92
Fleurus, battle of, 213
Foulon, murder of, 48
Fouquier Tinville, public prosecutor, 176
France before the revolution, political condition of, 1;
economical condition of, 8;
progress of reforming ideas in, 22
Francis II., the Emperor, war declared by France against, 105;
hopes to make conquests in France, 135
Frankfort, occupied by Custine, 130;
stormed by the Prussians, 141
Frederick II., patronises French philosophers, 22;
extends his territories, 97
Frederick William II., concludes the treaty of Reichenbach, 97;
is prevented from helping Louis, 99;
urges a march to Paris, 123;
agrees to the second partition of Poland, 135
Gensonné, sits in the Legislative Assembly, 100;
trial and execution of, 177
Germany. _See_ Empire, the
Germinal, insurrection of, 226
Girondists, the principles of, 100;
ecclesiastical policy of, 101;
warlike tendencies of, 102;
enter the ministry, 105;
opposition aroused against, 106;
hope for the establishment of a republic, 111;
dismissal of their ministers, 112;
make overtures to the King, 115;
form the right of the Convention, 125;
weakness of, 126;
attack Robespierre and Danton, 127;
increasing weakness of, 142;
break with Danton, 144;
attacked by Robespierre, 145;
economical doctrines of, 149;
movement for the proscription of, 153;
arrest of the leaders of, 155;
causes of the failure of, 156;
feeling in the departments in favour of, 157;
suppression of the movement in favour of, 158;
trial and execution of the leaders of, 177;
restoration of the survivors of, 224
Gobel, Archbishop, resigns office, 180
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