2.4- Tuileries Palace Flashcards
What happened on the 20th April 1792?
France declared war on Austria starting the revolutionary war
When did Prussia join Austria in the war?
June 1792
How many deputies in the legislative assembly voted against the war?
Only 7
How many of France’s trained officers had fled abroad by the summer of 1792?
12,000 trained officers
How many men volunteered to fight?
150,000 men
What was the French army plague by at the start of the war?
Plagued by poor discipline and morale, leading to high rates of desertion
What was discovered about Marie Antoinette?
She was passing messages to the Austrians
What happened over the summer of 1792?
The allies were attacking the northern border of France
What happened on the 27th May 1792?
The assembly passed three laws in order to protect Paris from invasion and a counter revolutionary coup from military generals
What were the three laws passed to protect Paris?
- Deportation of refractory priests
- Disband the kings guard
- Allow for a camp of 20,000 fédérés to be set up in Paris
Why did the assembly want the deportation of refractory priests?
They were believed to be leading the counter revolutionary insurgence in rural France
Why did the assembly want to disband the kings guard?
Was too royalist and lacked sufficient revolutionary spirit
What did Louis do about the assembly’s laws?
He refused to approve them
What happened when girondin ministers protested his refusal to approve the laws?
He dismissed the girondins from government on 13th June 1792
What happened on the 19th June 1792?
Louis vetoed the laws against the refractory priests and the fédérés camp, but approved the decree to abolish his guard
