1799General Jourdan Calls for National Emergency

September 13: General Jourdan, leader of the Jacobins in the...
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1799

🚨 National Assembly Declares 'The Nation in Danger'

July 11: As the Austrian army advances slowly toward Paris, the Assembly declares that the Nation is in danger (La patrie en danger).
French RevolutionWarMilitaryInvasionNational AssemblyDeclarationPatrie en dangerAustriaDefenseMobilization

⚔️ General Jourdan Calls for National Emergency

September 13: General Jourdan, leader of the Jacobins in the army, asks the Council of Five Hundred to declare a state of national emergency.
MilitaryJacobinsEmergencyCouncil of Five HundredJourdanDefensePoliticsFrench RevolutionNational SecurityWar

🏛️ Council of Five Hundred Rejects National Emergency Declaration

September 14: Council of Five Hundred refuses to declare a state of national emergency.
Council of Five HundredDirectoryNational EmergencyPolitical InstabilityFrench RevolutionLegislatureGovernmentRejectionLate Revolution