Mission to Lyon
Fouche helps impose revolutionary punishment in Lyon after the citys revolt against Paris
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November
Mission to Lyon
Fouche helps impose revolutionary punishment in Lyon after the citys revolt against Paris.
Mission to Nantes
Carrier conducts harsh repression in Nantes during the struggle against counterrevolution in the west
Mission to Nantes
Carrier conducts harsh repression in Nantes during the struggle against counterrevolution in the west.
Mission to Rhine Army
Saint-Just and Le Bas were sent to the eastern armies to restore discipline and strengthen defence against Austrian pressure.
Representatives Demand Supplies for Rhine Troops
Saint Just pressed local authorities to provide food clothing and transport for the army. The intervention demonstrated the emergency government's willingness to requisition resources for national defense.
Republican Batteries Threaten Allied Shipping
Bonaparte's guns increasingly challenged ships and coastal defenders occupying the harbor. The growing threat made the capture of the southern heights even more consequential.
Rhine Mission Reviews Senior Officer Conduct
Le Bas helped scrutinize the reliability and performance of military commanders. Revolutionary oversight sought to prevent both operational failure and suspected disloyalty.
Section Officers Confront Centralized Command
The National Guard's battalions retained local connections even as leaders sought more unified orders. This tension complicated the reliability of force during disputes between sections and national authorities.
December
Committee of Public Safety
The broad and centralized powers of the Committee are codified by the Law of 14 Frimaire (also known as the Law of Revolutionary Government)
Committee of Public Safety
The broad and centralized powers of the Committee are codified by the Law of 14 Frimaire (also known as the Law of Revolutionary Government).
Constitution of France
The broad and centralized powers of the Committee are codified by the Law of 14 Frimaire (also known as the Law of Revolutionary Government)
Law of 14 Frimaire
Billaud-Varenne supports the decree of 14 Frimaire, which centralizes revolutionary government and strengthens supervision by the Convention and its committees.
Revolutionary Government
The Law of 14 Frimaire centralises revolutionary government under the Convention and its committees
Revolutionary Government
The Law of 14 Frimaire centralises revolutionary government under the Convention and its committees.
Danton's moderation gains a public voice
Desmoulins's new paper gave prominence to demands associated with Danton's supporters for relief from political terror. The controversy surrounding desmoulins launches le vieux cordelier influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.
Desmoulins publishes newspaper against extremists
Desmoulins initially attacked Hébertist agitation before increasingly calling for clemency in revolutionary justice. The episode concerned desmoulins launches le vieux cordelier and affected the relationship between club activists and public authority.
First Issue of Le Vieux Cordelier
Desmoulins published the first issue of Le Vieux Cordelier, initially attacking the Hebertists before turning toward an indulgent position.
Hebert becomes a target of rival radical press
Hébert's inflammatory newspaper supplied a focus for criticism by Desmoulins and the Indulgents. This aspect of desmoulins launches le vieux cordelier illustrates how press campaigns, popular sections and government decisions became connected.
Committee of General Security
Desmoulins quickly turned his pen against the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security, comparing their reign to that of the Roman tyrants chronicled by Tacitus and expounding the "indulgent" views of the Dantonist faction
Committee of General Security
Desmoulins quickly turned his pen against the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security, comparing their reign to that of the Roman tyrants chronicled by Tacitus and expounding the "indulgent" views of the Dantonist faction.
Committee of Public Safety
Desmoulins launched Le Vieux Cordelier against the Hebertists, then increasingly criticized emergency committees and promoted the Dantonist call for clemency.
Committee of Public Safety
Journalist Camille Desmoulins begins publishing Le Vieux Cordelier, a newspaper which was initially aimed, with the approval of Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety at the ultra-revolutionary Hebertist faction. Desmoulins quickly turned his pen against the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security, comparing their reign to that of the Roman tyrants chronicled by Tacitus and expounding the "indulgent" views of the Dantonist faction
Siege of Toulon
Toulon is recaptured from the British. Directs a siege against a British squadron & wins promotion to General of brigade
Artillery Supports Storming of Fort Mulgrave
Bonaparte's siege guns contributed to the attack on the stronghold overlooking Toulon's anchorage. The capture of the position was decisive because cannon could then threaten the fleet.
Assault on Fort Mulgrave
Napoleon helped direct the assault on the fortified position known as Fort Mulgrave during the final operations at Toulon.
Capture of Le Caire
Leads a force which recaptures Le Caire Peninsular from the British. Enables the recapture of Toulon
French Soldiers Capture Little Gibraltar
Dugommier's forces captured the fortified height after fierce fighting. The success undermined the enemy position within the harbor and forced the Allies to plan evacuation.
Capture of Toulon
Toulon is recaptured by the revolutionaries
Evacuation of Toulon
The successful artillery operations helped force the Anglo-allied evacuation of Toulon and restored the port to Republican control.
Republican Troops Reenter Toulon
The republican army retook the port after the foreign garrison departed. Control of the principal Mediterranean naval base returned to the French Republic.
Battle of Froschwiller
Defeats the Prussians
Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier, age 24
Brigadier General
Napoleon I was appointed brigadier general at age 24.
Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier
Capture of Toulon
Captures Toulon & is made a Brigadier
General
Appointed General de Brigade
General
Napoleon I was appointed general de brigade.
General
Appointed General of the Brigade, provisional
General
Napoleon I received a provisional appointment as general of brigade.
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