1790Assembly Removes Nobility Requirement for Army Officers

February 28: The Assembly abolishes the requirement that arm...
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⚖️ National Assembly Abolishes Feudalism and Noble Privileges

August Decrees: The Assembly votes to abolish the privileges and feudal rights of the nobility.
French RevolutionFeudalismNobilityPrivilegesNational AssemblyEqualityAbolitionLegal ReformSocial Change

⚔️ 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

👑 Nobility's Hereditary Privileges Abolished

June 19: The Assembly abolishes the titles, orders, and other privileges of the hereditary nobility.
nobilityprivilegessocial reformequalityFrench Revolutionancien régimetitlesordersabolitionsocial change

🛡️ 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 Orders Raising of New Army Battalions

May 5: The Assembly orders the raising of thirty-one new battalions for the army.
French RevolutionMilitaryArmyBattalionWarNational AssemblyDefense1792

⚔️ Reintegration of Montagnard Officers into the Army

October 12: Montagnard army officers dismissed under the convention are reintegrated into the army.
French RevolutionMilitaryArmyMontagnardsOfficer CorpsConventionReinstatementPolitical PurgesMilitary Personnel