January 1792Austrian Policy SpeechJacques Pierre Brissot
Brissot pressed for a firm response to Austria and became a leading advocate of revolutionary war.
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Brissot pressed for a firm response to Austria and became a leading advocate of revolutionary war.
Brunel's naval service ends when his frigate pays off its crew and he returns to Normandy.
Robespierre warns in the club that war may strengthen generals and endanger the Revolution
Robespierre warns in the club that war may strengthen generals and endanger the Revolution.
Appointed Capitaine en Second
Brissotins and future Girondins remain influential in the Jacobin network before later conflict with the Mountain
Brissotins and future Girondins remain influential in the Jacobin network before later conflict with the Mountain.
Louis XVI appointed ministers associated with the Girondins as pressure grew for a more confrontational foreign policy.
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers
The Legislative Assembly declares war on the "King of Bohemia & Hungary"
The Legislative Assembly declares war on the "King of Bohemia and Hungary".
Fighting begins along the Flanders frontier, Lafayette commands the French forces
Fighting begins along the Flanders frontier, Lafayette commands the French forces.
Louis XVI formally proposed war against the King of Bohemia and Hungary, and the Legislative Assembly approved the declaration.
Jacobins and Girondins debate the war after France declares war on Austria
Jacobins and Girondins debate the war after France declares war on Austria.
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers
Napoleon I was appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers.
Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest
Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest.
Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest
The Jacobins assumed more and more power during the spring of 1793, with the support of the Parisian mob, which overawed the Convention, culminating in a coup at the end of May
The Jacobins assumed more and more power during the spring of 1793, with the support of the Parisian mob, which overawed the Convention, culminating in a coup at the end of May
Louis XVI dismissed leading Girondin ministers after disputes over his vetoes and the conduct of revolutionary government.
Announces to the Assembly that the Jacobins are a state within a state
Announces to the Assembly that the Jacobins are a state within a state.
Vetos the law to dissolve the King's Guard
Vetos the law to dissolve the King's Guard.
Forced to wear the Bonnet Rouge, emblem of the Revolution
Forced to wear the Bonnet Rouge, emblem of the Revolution.
Demonstrators entered the Tuileries on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath and demanded changes to royal vetoes and ministers.
Louis XVI took place on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath and the Flight to Varennes. Listens to demands for new laws on priests and federes and to recall ministers. Dons the cap of liberty.
Takes place on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath & the Flight to Varennes. Listens to demands for new laws on priests & federes & to recall ministers. Dons the cap of liberty
Dissolves the Paris demonstrations
Jerome Petion dissolved the Paris demonstrations.
One of the Deputies who defends Louis XVI from the mob
One of the Deputies who defends Louis XVI from the mob.
One of the Deputies who defends Louis XVI from the mob
Louis XVI refused to withdraw his constitutional vetoes despite direct pressure from demonstrators inside the Tuileries.
As mayor of Paris, Petion tried to limit the crowd invasion of the Tuileries during the demonstration of 20 June.
Demonstrators entered the Tuileries and confronted Louis XVI over his vetoes and dismissal of Girondin ministers.
Appears at the bar of the Assembly & demands the dissolution of the Jacobins
Appears at the bar of the Assembly and demands the dissolution of the Jacobins.
Raises a force from the National Guard to march on the Jacobins but fails
Raises a force from the National Guard to march on the Jacobins but fails.
Louis XVI vetoed the decree establishing a camp of twenty thousand provincial fédérés near Paris.
Louis XVI replaced dismissed Girondin ministers with a ministry associated more closely with constitutional monarchists.
Lafayette secretly sought an armistice with Austria.
Secretly seeks an armistice with Austria
Louis XVI refused to sanction legislation providing for the deportation of refractory priests accused of encouraging counter-revolution.
Resigns after Louis vetos a law to dissolve the King's Guard
Resigns after Louis vetos a law to dissolve the King's Guard.
Vergniaud argued that the Constitution allowed the king to be treated as having abdicated if he failed to resist armed enemies.
The Brunswick Manifesto threatened Paris if the royal family were harmed, further damaging confidence in Louis XVI.
Carnot was appointed a commissioner to help organize the camp at Chalons during the growing military emergency.
Brissot delivered a major speech attacking enemies of the Constitution and criticizing the royal court.
Demands for the deposition of Louis XVI intensified as Parisian sections challenged the survival of constitutional monarchy.
Georges Jacques Danton organized the rising that overthrows the monarchy.
Organizes the rising that overthrows the monarchy
Barras supported the revolutionary movement that overthrew the monarchy during the August insurrection.
Desmoulins worked with Danton and militants of the Theatre-Francais district during the insurrection against the monarchy.
Organizes the rising that overthrows the monarchy
Elected Deputy Commissioner
The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob, Lafayette surrenders to Austria
The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob, Lafayette surrenders to Austria.
The fall of the monarchy after the insurrection of 10 August strengthens radical clubs and sections in Paris
The fall of the monarchy after the insurrection of 10 August strengthens radical clubs and sections in Paris.
Danton became minister of justice after the overthrow of the monarchy during the August insurrection.
Louis XVI sent orders intended to halt continued fighting by the Swiss Guard as the defense of the Tuileries collapsed.
Louis XVI and the royal family left the Tuileries and sought protection inside the Legislative Assembly.
Lafayette enters Austrian custody after crossing the frontier.
Lafayette is detained by Austria after leaving revolutionary France.
The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob
Lafayette crosses the border & surrenders to Austria
Lafayette crosses the border and surrenders to Austria.
The Legislative Assembly suspended Louis XVI and transferred executive authority to a provisional ministerial council.
Napoleon witnessed the revolutionary crisis surrounding the assault on the Tuileries while he was in Paris.
Insurrectionary forces attacked the Tuileries, destroying the remaining practical authority of Louis XVI's constitutional monarchy.
Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family
Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family.
Louis XVI and the royal family were imprisoned in the Temple after the monarchy's suspension.
Appointed Captain in the 4th Artillery
Napoleon I was appointed captain in the 4th Artillery Regiment.
Appointed Captain in the 4th Artillery
Louis XVI exercised no effective royal authority after his suspension and imprisonment following the insurrection of 10 August.
Carnot supported distributing large numbers of muskets and pikes to National Guards during the crisis of 1792.
Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot was sent to inspect the Army of the Rhine and to purge the Army.
Sent to inspect the Army of the Rhine & to purge the Army
Danton appointed Desmoulins as a secretary in the Ministry of Justice after the August insurrection.
Danton urged bold national resistance as enemy armies advanced and Paris faced an acute military crisis.
Barere was elected to the National Convention and generally aligned with the Plain before joining emergency government.
Carnot was sent to the camp at Chalons to help form a new army for national defence.
Eure-et-Loir chose Brissot for the Convention, where he became one of the best-known Girondin leaders.
Robespierre was elected to the National Convention and took his place among the Montagnards.
Gironde electors returned Vergniaud to national office, sending the prominent orator to the new Convention.
Carnot was elected to the National Convention for Pas-de-Calais while engaged in military organization.
Danton was elected to the National Convention for Paris after serving as justice minister.
Barras was elected to the National Convention as a deputy for the Var.
Billaud-Varenne was elected to the National Convention for Paris and sat with the Mountain.
Paris voters sent Desmoulins to the Convention, where he took his seat with the Montagnards.
Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements
Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements.
The Prussians are forced to retreat back across their border. Leads 50,000 & halts the Prussian advance on Paris under the Duke of Brunswick
Leads 50,000 & halts the Prussian advance on Paris under the Duke of Brunswick
At the National Convention argues successfully for immediate abolition of the monarchy
At the National Convention argues successfully for immediate abolition of the monarchy.
The 1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
The National Convention abolished royalty in France, formally ending Louis XVI's kingship.
After abolition of the monarchy, revolutionary authorities increasingly referred to the former Louis XVI as Louis Capet.
Renamed to the Societe des Jacobins, amis de la liberte et de legalite
The National Convention abolishes monarchy and Jacobin deputies become central to republican politics
The National Convention abolishes monarchy and Jacobin deputies become central to republican politics.
At the National Convention argues successfully for immediate abolition of the monarchy
The new French Republic creates a political setting in which the Jacobin Club becomes more openly republican
The new French Republic creates a political setting in which the Jacobin Club becomes more openly republican.
The 1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy
The 1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy
1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Charles-Francois du Perier Dumouriez was appointed Commander of the Army of the North.
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Verdun is captured by the Austrians
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Appointed Member of National Convention
Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot became a member of the National Convention.
Appointed Member of National Convention
Olympe de Gouges aligned herself with moderate Girondin politics after the fall of the monarchy.
Suspected "traitors" of the Revolution are massacred
Suspected "traitors" of the Revolution are massacred.
Appointed Member of National Convention
Appointed Member of National Convention
Carnot was sent to organize defence on the Spanish frontier and developed plans for the Pyrenean region.
Saint-Just enters national politics and becomes associated with the radical Jacobin Mountain
Saint-Just enters national politics and becomes associated with the radical Jacobin Mountain.
Defeats the Austrians after their capture of Lille
Helps Dumouriez the Austrians after their capture of Lille
1st day of the siege of Namur
Saint-Just used his first major Convention speech to argue that Louis XVI should be treated as an enemy rather than an ordinary citizen.
Captures Brussels
Discovery of documents in the Tuileries iron chest strengthened accusations that Louis XVI had secretly dealt with political opponents of the Revolution.
Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests & accused of undermining the constitution
Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests and accused of undermining the constitution.
The Convention placed Barere in the presidential chair as proceedings against Louis XVI moved toward formal trial.
Final day of the siege of Namur
The National Convention decided that Louis XVI would be tried by the Convention itself.
The Convention received a report setting out accusations against Louis XVI before his formal interrogation.
Louis XVI appeared before the Convention and answered questions concerning the charges brought against him.
As Convention president, Barere presided during proceedings in which Louis XVI was questioned by the deputies.
Louis XVI requested legal assistance after hearing the charges presented against him by the Convention.
Louis XVI received legal assistance from Malesherbes, Tronchet and de Sèze in preparing his defense.
Addresses the Assembly & says war will be inevitable if the emigres are not dispersed
Louis XVI addressed the Assembly and says war will be inevitable if the emigres are not dispersed.
Louis XVI appeared before the Convention while Raymond de Sèze presented the principal legal defense against the charges.
Louis XVI addressed the Convention after his defense and denied intending to shed the blood of the French people.
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest.
Robespierre supported the death sentence for Louis XVI, arguing that the former king had betrayed the nation.
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest
Olympe de Gouges publicly opposed escalating revolutionary violence and criticized the politics associated with the Terror.
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
In the National Convention demands the abolition of the Monarchy
In the National Convention demands the abolition of the Monarchy.
Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee"
The French are forced to retreat after the Battle of Mons
Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee"
The French are forced to retreat
Captures Mainz & advances as far as Frankfurt
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord was sent twice to Britain in efforts to avoid war.
Appointed Comander of the Northern Army
Lafayette was appointed commander of the Army of the North.
Appointed Comander of the Northern Army
Vetoes the law regarding emigres, Louis is accused of undermining the Constitution
Appointed Member of Convention for Paris
Boissy DAnglais became a member of the National Convention.
Appointed Member of Convention for Paris
Appointed Member of Convention for Paris
Appointed Member of Convention for Paris
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre became a Convention deputy for Paris.
Appointed Member of Convention for Paris
Appointed Member of Convention for Paris
Appointed Member of Convention for Paris
Roger Ducos became a Convention deputy for Paris.
Dismissed as Mayor, reducing patriot influence in Paris
Dismissed as Mayor, reducing patriot influence in Paris.
Elected Deputy for Paris to the National Convention
Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne was elected Deputy for Paris to the National Convention.
Appointed Envoy to England
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord was appointed envoy to England.
Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne proposed that defense counsel be denied and votes for execution "within 24 hours".
Proposes that defense counsel be denied & votes for execution "within 24 hours"
Pierre-Joseph Cambon voted for the execution of Louis XVI.
Votes for the execution of Louis XVI
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest. Talleyrand-Perigord leaves Paris for England just at the beginning of September Massacres, declines emigre status
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest. Talleyrand-Perigord leaves Paris for England just at the beginning of September Massacres, declines emigre status.
Leads a pro-war faction in the Jacobin Party & founds the Girondins
The collective name "Girondins" is used to describe a "a loosely knit group of French deputies who contested the Montagnards for control of the National Convention".
The name itself was bestowed not by any of its alleged members but from the Montagnards, "who claimed as early as April 1792 that a counterrevolutionary faction had coalesced around deputies of the department of the Gironde.
They were never an official organization or political party.
Leads a pro-war faction in the Jacobin Party & founds the Girondins
Leads a pro-war faction in the Jacobin Party and founds the Girondins.
The collective name "Girondins" is used to describe a "a loosely knit group of French deputies who contested the Montagnards for control of the National Convention".
The name itself was bestowed not by any of its alleged members but from the Montagnards, "who claimed as early as April 1792 that a counterrevolutionary faction had coalesced around deputies of the department of the Gironde.
They were never an official organization or political party.
Madame Roland and her husband defected from the Jacobins in early 1792 and, with Jacques-Pierre Brissot, formed the moderate Girondin party
Madame Roland, whose salon became a gathering place, had a powerful influence on the spirit and policy of the Girondins
Madame Roland and her husband defected from the Jacobins in early 1792 and, with Jacques-Pierre Brissot, formed the moderate Girondin party
Madame Roland and her husband defected from the Jacobins in early 1792 and, with Jacques-Pierre Brissot, formed the moderate Girondin party.
Madame Roland, whose salon became a gathering place, had a powerful influence on the spirit and policy of the Girondins
Madame Roland, whose salon became a gathering place, had a powerful influence on the spirit and policy of the Girondins.
Girondin leader Jacques-Pierre Brissot proposed an ambitious military plan to spread the Revolution internationally, thus the Girondins were the war party in 1792¿1793
Girondin leader Jacques-Pierre Brissot proposed an ambitious military plan to spread the Revolution internationally, thus the Girondins were the war party in 1792'1793.
Girondin leader Jacques-Pierre Brissot proposed an ambitious military plan to spread the Revolution internationally, thus the Girondins were the war party in 1792¿1793
After the fall of the monarchy Robespierre became a central figure in the Jacobin Club, and his faction in the National Convention, assembled in the fall of 1792, became known as Jacobins
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live".
The Jacobins assumed more and more power during the spring of 1793, with the support of the Parisian mob, which overawed the Convention, culminating in a coup at the end of May.
They were at first a minority, also called "the Mountain" (Montagnards), because they sat together in the higher seats in the Conventions hall.
Vetoes the law regarding emigres, Louis is accused of undermining the Constitution
Supports the geodetic foundation used to define the metre.
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Appointed Minister of the Interior
Marie-Jeanne Phlippon was associated with the Ministry of the Interior through her husband's office.
Appointed Minister of War, claims to be the illegitimate son of Louis XV
Narbonne was appointed Minister of War, claims to be the illegitimate son of Louis XV.
Appointed Minister of War, claims to be the illegitimate son of Louis XV
Appointed National Convention
Paul Francois Barras was elected to the National Convention.
Appointed National Convention
Elected Deputy for Paris to the National Convention
In the National Convention demands the abolition of the Monarchy
After the fall of the monarchy Robespierre became a central figure in the Jacobin Club, and his faction in the National Convention, assembled in the fall of 1792, became known as Jacobins
Begins measuring the northern section of the Dunkirk-Barcelona meridian.
Appointed Leader of the Mountain Party
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre became a leading figure of the Mountain.
Lambert-Leforestier reportedly prevented the embroidery from being cut up for a military wagon covering.
Appointed President of the Assembly
Dumas became president of the Assembly.
Appointed President of the Assembly
Secures a decree taking property of the Church & nobility in conquered territories
Secures a decree taking property of the Church and nobility in conquered territories.
The King's Guard is dissolved & replaced by 20,000 volunteer National Guards
The King's Guard is dissolved and replaced by 20,000 volunteer National Guards.
Sent twice to Britain to avoid war
Brunel meets Sophia Kingdom, an English governess living in France, before revolutionary danger separates them.
Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee"
Blames the French defeats at Mons and Tournai on treason and an "Austrian Committee".
Proposes that defense counsel be denied & votes for execution "within 24 hours"
Participates in the Convention for the trial of Louis XVI
Participates in the Convention for the trial of Louis XVI.
Pierre Roger Ducos voted for the death of Louis XVI without appeal or delay.
Votes for the death of Louis XVI without appeal or delay
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