1792National Assembly Orders Army of Volunteers

June 8: The Assembly orders the raising of an army of twenty...
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🛡️ 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 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

⚔️ 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.
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⚔️ Assembly Orders Raising of New Army Battalions

May 5: The Assembly orders the raising of thirty-one new battalions for the army.
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🛡️ 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.
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⚔️ Convention Orders Army to Occupy Faubourg Saint-Antoine

May 22: Third day of uprising in Paris. The Convention orders the army to occupy the Faubourg Saint-Antoine.
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