[Footnote 32113: Fervel, "Campagnes des Français dans les Pyrenees Orientals," I., 169. (October, 1793.)--Ibid., 201, 206.--Cf. 188. Plan of Fabre for seizing Roses and Figuières, with eight thousand men, without provisions or transports. "Fortune is on the side of fools," he said. Naturally the scheme fails. Collioure is lost, and disasters accumulate. As an offset to this the worthy general Dagobert is removed. Commandant Delatre and chief-of-staff Ramel are guillotined. In the face of the impracticable orders of the representatives the commandant of artillery commits suicide. On the devotion of the officers and enthusiasm of the troops, Ibid., 105, 106, 130, 131, 162.] [Footnote 32114: Sybel (Dosquet's translation, French:), II., 435; III., 132, 140. (For details and authorities, cf. the Memoirs of Marshal Soult.)] [Footnote 32115: Gouvion St. Cyr, "Mémoires sur les campagnes de 1792 à la paix de Campio-Formio," I., pp.91 to 139.--Ibid., 229. "The effect of this was to lead men who had any means to keep aloof from any sort of promotion."--Cf., ibid., II., 131 (November, 1794,) the same order of things still kept up. By order of the representatives the army encamps during the winter in sheds on the left bank of the Rhine, near Mayence, a useless proceeding and mere literary parade. "They would listen to no reason; a fine army and well-mounted artillery were to perish with cold and hunger, for no object whatever, in quarters that might have been avoided." The details are heart-rending. Never was military heroism so sacrificed to the folly of civilian commanders.] [Footnote 32116: See Paris, "Histoire de Joseph Lebon," I., ch. I, for biographical details and traits of character.] [Footnote 32117: Ibid., I., 13.--His mother became crazy and was put in an asylum. Her derangement, he says, was due to "her indignation at his oath of allegiance (to the Republic) and at his appointment to the curacy of Nouvelle-Vitasse."] [Footnote 32118: Ibid., I., 123. Speech by Lebon in the church of Beaurains.] [Footnote 32119: Ibid., II., 71, 72.--Cf. 85. "Citizen Chamonart, wine-dealer, standing at the entrance of his cellar, sees the representative pass, looks at him and does not salute him. Lebon steps up to him, arrests him, treats him as an agent of Pitt and Cobourg."...."They search him, take his pocket-book and lead him off to the Anglaises (a prison)."] [Footnote 32120: Ibid., II., 84.] [Footnote 32121: Moniteur, XXV., 201. (Session of Messidor 22, year III.) "When in the tribune (of the Convention) prison conspiracies were announced. ... my dreams were wholly of prison conspiracies."] [Footnote 32122: Ibid., 211. (Explanations given by Lebon to the Convention.)--Paris, II., 350, 351. (Verdict of the jury.)] [Footnote 32123: Paris, II., 85.] [Footnote 32124: Buchez et Roux, XXXIV., 181. (Depositions of Monneron, a merchant.)] [Footnote 32125: Ibid., 184. (Deposition of Chaux.)--Cf. 200. (Depositions of Monneron and Villemain, merchants.)]