1790 ⟶ Assembly Orders Military Discipline Reinstatement
August 16: The Assembly calls for the re-establishment of di...
Year
1790
1792
🛡️ Assembly Orders Military Discipline Reinstatement
August 16: The Assembly calls for the re-establishment of discipline in the army.⟶
French RevolutionArmyMilitaryDisciplineNational AssemblyOrderRevolutionary ArmyMilitary Reform1790
⚔️ Assembly Removes Nobility Requirement for Army Officers
February 28: The Assembly abolishes the requirement that army officers be members of the nobility.⟶
French RevolutionMilitary ReformArmyOfficer CorpsNobilityEqualitySocial ChangeProfessionalizationMeritocracy
⚔️ 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