1795 ⟶ Reintegration of Montagnard Officers into the Army
October 12: Montagnard army officers dismissed under the con...
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1790
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1795
⚔️ 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
🛡️ 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
⚔️ 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
⚔️ 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.⟶
ParisUprisingFaubourg Saint-AntoineConventionArmySuppressionMilitary ActionRebellionFrench Revolution
👮 Convention Arrests Fouché and Montagnard Deputies
August 9: The Convention orders the arrest of Joseph Fouché and several other Montagnard deputies.⟶
French RevolutionThe ConventionMontagnardsFouchéPolitical PurgesThermidorian ReactionPolitical IntrigueRepressionDeputiesArrest