Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 07

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Histoire de la Révolution française, Tome 07

by Adolphe Thiers

FR·~9 hours·9 chapters

Chapters

9 total
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HISTOIRE - DE LA - RÉVOLUTION - FRANÇAISE - PAR M. A. THIERS

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CONVENTION NATIONALE.

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CHAPITRE XXVI. - CONTINUATION DE LA GUERRE SUR LE RHIN. PRISE DE NIMÈGUE PAR LES FRANÇAIS.—POLITIQUE EXTÉRIEURE DE LA FRANCE. PLUSIEURS PUISSANCES DEMANDENT A TRAITER.—DÉCRET D'AMNISTIE POUR LA VENDÉE.—CONQUÊTE DE LA HOLLANDE PAR PICHEGRU. PRISE D'UTRECHT, D'AMSTERDAM ET DES PRINCIPALES VILLES; OCCUPATION DES SEPT PROVINCES-UNIES. NOUVELLE ORGANISATION POLITIQUE DE LA HOLLANDE.—VICTOIRES AUX PYRÉNÉES.—FIN DE LA CAMPAGNE DE 1794.—LA PRUSSE ET PLUSIEURS AUTRES PUISSANCES COALISÉES DEMANDENT LA PAIX. PREMIÈRES NÉGOCIATIONS.—ÉTAT DE LA VENDÉE ET DE LA BRETAGNE. PUISAYE EN ANGLETERRE. MESURES DE HOCHE POUR LA PACIFICATION DE LA VENDÉE. NÉGOCIATIONS AVEC LES CHEFS VENDÉENS.

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CHAPITRE XXVII.

1:52:30
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CHAPITRE XXVIII.

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CHAPITRE XXIX.

1:46:40
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CHAPITRE XXX.

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CHAPITRE XXXI. - MENÉES DU PARTI ROYALISTE DANS LES SECTIONS.—RENTRÉE DES ÉMIGRÉS, PERSÉCUTION DES PATRIOTES.—CONSTITUTION DIRECTORIALE, DITE DE L'AN III, ET DÉCRETS DES 5 ET 13 FRUCTIDOR.—ACCEPTATION DE LA CONSTITUTION ET DES DÉCRETS PAR LES ASSEMBLÉES PRIMAIRES DE LA FRANCE.—RÉVOLTE DES SECTIONS DE PARIS CONTRE LES DÉCRETS DE FRUCTIDOR ET CONTRE LA CONVENTION. JOURNÉE DU 13 VENDÉMIAIRE. DÉFAITE DES SECTIONS INSURGÉES.—CLÔTURE DE LA CONVENTION NATIONALE.

1:32:36
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TABLE DES CHAPITRES CONTENUS DANS LE TOME SEPTIÈME.

4:21

Description

The French armies of 1794 dominate the left bank of the Rhine, their victories stretching into the wealthy lands of Belgium. Yet the triumphs mask a grim reality: exhausted provinces, a crippled administration, and a flood of assignats that leave soldiers and officers alike scrambling for basic supplies. Camps are little more than makeshift shelters under bare trees, and many troops are forced to wrap their feet in straw or mats as winter approaches. This bleak backdrop sets the stage for a decisive moment in the revolutionary war.

Faced with the strategic prize of Nimègue—a fortified city perched on the Rhine’s mouth—French commanders must choose between a bold offensive and a cautious winter quartering. The town is heavily defended by a thirty‑eight‑thousand‑strong Anglo‑Allied force, linked by a boat bridge and reinforced by Austrian troops. The French leadership, buoyed by recent daring assaults, contemplates a risky crossing from the left bank, aware that failure could trap an entire corps without retreat. The tension between ambition and logistics drives the narrative toward a critical confrontation that will shape the next phase of the conflict.

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fr

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~9 hours (528K characters)

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Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Carlo Traverso, Tonya Allen, Wilelmina Mallière and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr.

Release date

2004-04-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Adolphe Thiers

Adolphe Thiers

1797–1877

A sharp-tongued journalist turned historian and statesman, he helped shape 19th-century France and became the first president of the French Third Republic. His life moved through revolutions, newspaper battles, government office, and the writing of hugely popular histories.

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