History of Europe From the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of Europe From the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, Vol. 2 Inżuence of audacity in revolutions, 199. - Connemation at the death of Louis, 200. - It ruined the Girondists, 201. - Retirement of Roland from the minis try, 202. - Murder of Lepelletier by Paris, 203. - War declared against Eng land, Spain, and Holland, ib. - Plan of the J acobins for resisting the Allies, 204. - Distress in Paris and over France, {ia - Demands for a maximum, 205. - Tumult in Paris from the high prices, ib. - Debates at the J acobins on this subject, 206.-indecision of all parties, 207. - Designs of Dumourier, ib. - His irruption into Holland, 208. - his designs against the Republic, ib. - His failure and żight, 209. - Contests between the Girondists and J acobins, 210. - Conspiracy of the J acobins, ib. - The Revolutionary Tribunal is established, 211. - Character of fouquier-tinville, 212. - War in La Vendee, 213. - Mea sures of the Convention, film - Decree conferring the power of domiciliary visits on the Revolutionary Committees, 214. - Decree establishing the Committee of General Defence, ib. - Laws for disarming the emigrants, priests, and sus pected persons, 215. - Agitation which succeeded on Dumourier's żight, ib. Appointment of the Committee of Public Salvation, ib. - The Girondists de nounced by Robespierre, 216. - Marat sent to the Revolutionary Tribunal, 219. - He is acquitted, 220. - Condemnations by the Tribunal, ib. - New demands for a maximum, 221. - Fresh issue of assignats, ib. - Commission of Twelve appointed, 222. - Insurrection against the Girondists and Convention, 223. The Commission of Twelve propose an armed guard, ib. - Deputations which threaten the Convention, 224.-contest in the Convention, and liberation of Hebert, Sin - Insurrection on 31st May 225.-last dinner of the Girondists together, 228.-attack on the Convention, ib.-the Girondists are given up and imprisoned, 230. - Their trial and condemnation, ib. - Their death, 233. Execution of Dufoce and Raband St - Etienne, 28 4 - and of Madam Roland, ib. - Death of M. Roland, 23 5. - Charlotte Corday, 23 6. - She assassinates Marat, ib.-her execution, 238. - Funeral honours and apotheosis of Marat, 239. - Arrest of seventy-three members of the Convention, file - Reżections on the overthrow of the Girondists, ilk - Character of the faction which over turned them, 241. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.