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3.51- The Coup of Prairial
When the War of the Second Coalition got off to a terrible start for the French, the Triumvirate that had been running the Directory since 1797 was overthrown. Hey look I'm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeduncan
3.50- The Second Coalition
While Bonaparte was off trying to conquer Egypt, the rest of Europe mobilized against France.
3.49- The Egyptian Expedition
In July 1798 Bonaparte and his healthy, hopeful army arrived in Egypt. In August 1799 Bonaparte ditched his now demoralized, plague-ridden army and sailed for home.
3.48- The Coup of Floreal
The Directory manipulated the elections of Year VI to block left-wing candidates. Meanwhile Talleyrand provoked the Americans into war and Bonaparte sailed for Egypt.
3.47- The Directorial Terror
After Fructidor the Directory cracked down on the conservatives. They also created more sister republicans to systematically loot. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions
3.46- The Coup of Fructidor
After taking a drubbing in the elections Year V, the Directory decided to just annul the results.
3.45- The Fall of Mantua
Bonaparte almost gets beat! But then he doesn't. Also don't invade Ireland in December. sponsor link: http://lynda.com/revolutions.
3.44- The War Feeds Itself
Control the central position. Move on the rear. Live off the land. Sponsor Link: http://lynda.com/revolutions
3.43- The Conspiracy of Equals
The adventures of everyone's favorite proto-communist. k
3.42- The Whiff of Grapeshot
When the Thermidorean Convention introduced the Constitution of Year III, the political Right went a little nuts.
3.41- Bread and the Constitution of 1793
That's the slogan that rallied the last remnents of the sans culottes to action...right before they got crushed by the Thermidorean Convention.
3.40- The Frozen Rivers
The terrible winter of 1794-95 helped France push back all her enemies. Also...Poland!
3.39- The Death of the Jacobins
After the events of 9 Thermidor, the Revolution began to swing back to the right.
3.38- Thermidor
The events of 9 Thermidor II brought Act I of the French Revolution to a gruesome end.
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3.37- The Republic of Virtue
If the mainspring of popular government in peacetime is virtue, amid revolution it is at once virtue and terror: virtue, without which terror is fatal; terror, without which virtue is impotent.
3.36- The Liquidation Process
In the spring of 1794. the Revolution devoured a few of her most beloved children. sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
3.35- The Law of 14 Frimaire
At the end of 1793, the Committee of Public Safety completed it's consolidation of power.
3.34c- Citizen Genet
Do not get into a popularity contest with George Washington. spnsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
3.34b- Phillippe Egalite
Marie Antoinette thought he was behind EVERYTHING sponsor link: lynda.com/revolutions
3.34a- The Republican Calendar
In Oct 1793 the French Revolution took a stab at reforming time itself.
3.34- Saturn's Children
In October 1793 the Reign of Terror got started with the executions of Marie Antoinette and the Girondins.
3.33- The Geography of Terror
In the fall of 1793, the French Republic started to gain traction against its enemies. Setting up the stage for the Reign of Terror. sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions
3.32- The Committee of Public Safety
In the summer of 1793 a re-organized Committee of Public Safety began to consolidate power.
3.31- The Man of Blood Part Deux
In the summer of 1793 the Revolutionaries in Paris were besieged from all sides.
3.30- The 250th Episode
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3.29- The Purge of the Girondins
On May 31-June 2, 1793 Paris once again rose in armed insurrection against the national government.
3.28- Provincial Revolt
In the spring of 1793 revolts against Paris started erupting all over France. Sponsor: lynda.com/revolutions
3.27- Advance and Retreat
After the Battle of Valmythe French armies advanced on all fronts.
3.26- The Trial of Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was put on trial by the National Convention and executed Jan 21, 1793.
