Scheldt, the opening of, 134 September massacres, the, 121 Servan, is minister of war, 111; is dismissed, 112; is restored to office, 117 Siéyès, writes a pamphlet, 30; is a leader of the Centre and Left, 53 Sistova, the treaty of, 98 Smith, Adam, publishes the ‘Wealth of Nations,’ 24 Spain, joins the coalition against France, 141; concludes peace with France, 239 States-General, the, summoned, 28; discussions on the constitution of, 31; meeting of, 33; fusion of the orders in, 38. _See_ Constituent Assembly Supreme Being, the, worship of, 214 Tallien, conduct of, at Bordeaux, 185; his position after the revolution of Thermidor, 223 Taxation, exemption of the privileged orders from, 8; character of, under the monarchy, 9; system of, established by the Constituent Assembly, 94 Tennis Court Oath, the, 40 Terror, the Reign of, commencement of, 165 Thermidor, revolution of, 219 Thermidorians, the, party of, 222 Third Estate, double representation of, 31; adopts the title of the National Assembly, 38 Thouret, 53 Thugut, becomes foreign minister of Austria, 162; foreign policy of, 234 Tories, the English, 136 Toulon, resists the Convention, 157; capture of, 181; vengeance taken on, 186 Turcoing, Pichegru’s victory at, 213 Turgot, ministry of, 18 Turreau, devastates La Vendée, 209 Valenciennes, surrenders, 161 Valmy, cannonade of, 124 Varennes, the flight to, 88 Vendeans, the, rise in insurrection, 147; mode of fighting of, 159; first successes of, 160; are driven back into their own country, 161; destruction of the army of, 182; continuance of the war against, 208 Vendémiaire, insurrection of, 249 Verdun, siege of, 121 Vergnaud, sits in the Legislative Assembly, 100; qualities of, 126; trial and execution of, 177 Versailles, arrival of the mob at, 61; the King removed from, 62 Veto, given to the King, 58 Voltaire, opinions and influence of, 14, 21 Wattignies, Battle of, 193 Weissenburg, the lines of, 192 Whigs, the English, 136 White Terror, the, 229 Wurmser, commands the Austrians on the Rhine, 192 York, the Duke of, commands the English Army in the Netherlands, 161; is driven from Dunkirk, 191; commands the English forces in the campaign of 1794, 212; fails to defend Holland, 232 Young, Arthur, describes the economical condition of France, 11 _Printed at_ THE BALLANTYNE PRESS SPOTTISWOODE, BALLANTYNE & CO. LTD. _Colchester, London & Eton, England_ Transcriber’s Notes Punctuation, hyphenation, and spelling were made consistent when a predominant preference was found in the original book; otherwise they were not changed.