1791 ⟶ Assembly Authorizes Mass Volunteer Army
December 28: The Assembly votes to summon a mass army of vo...
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1791
1792
🛡️ Assembly Authorizes Mass Volunteer Army
December 28: The Assembly votes to summon a mass army of volunteers to defend the borders of France.⟶
French RevolutionMilitaryDefenseVolunteer ArmyNationalismBorder SecurityRevolutionary WarsAssemblyFrance
🛡️ Lafayette and Others Appointed Army Commanders
December 14: Lafayette receives command of one of the three new armies established to defend the French borders, the Army of the Centre, based at Metz. The other two armies are commanded by Rochambeau (Army of the North) and Nicolas Luckner (Army of the Rhine).⟶
French RevolutionMilitaryArmyCommandersLafayetteDefenseBordersMetzRochambeauLuckner
⚔️ Assembly Orders Raising of New Army Battalions
May 5: The Assembly orders the raising of thirty-one new battalions for the army.⟶
French RevolutionMilitaryArmyBattalionWarNational AssemblyDefense1792
⚔️ National Assembly Orders Army of Volunteers
June 8: The Assembly orders the raising of an army of twenty thousand volunteers to be camped outside Paris.⟶
militarynational guardvolunteersarmyParisdefenseFrench RevolutionAssemblywar preparationsecurity
🛡️ Assembly Orders Army Units Away from Paris
July 15: The Assembly votes to send regular army units, whose officers largely support Lafayette, far outside the city.⟶
French RevolutionNational AssemblyMilitaryArmyParisLafayetteDefensePolitical IntrigueTroop Movements