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War Debate

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

8Records
1791–1792Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1791

Jacques Pierre BrissotDecember 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Brissot and allied members argue that war can spread revolutionary principles and expose internal enemies

Jacques Pierre BrissotDecember 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Brissot and allied members argue that war can spread revolutionary principles and expose internal enemies.

Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre12 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre opposed Brissotin arguments for revolutionary war.

Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre12 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Opposes Brissotin arguments for revolutionary war

Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud12 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud supported the emerging Girondin argument for war against counter-revolutionary powers.

Pierre-Victurnien Vergniaud12 1791

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Supports the emerging Girondin argument for war against counter-revolutionary powers

1792

Maximilien Francois Marie RobespierreJanuary 1792

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Robespierre warns in the club that war may strengthen generals and endanger the Revolution

Maximilien Francois Marie RobespierreJanuary 1792

Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Robespierre warns in the club that war may strengthen generals and endanger the Revolution.

Names involved

Jacques Pierre BrissotMaximilien Francois Marie RobespierrePierre-Victurnien Vergniaud

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