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FEELING in favour of the King. Pétion and Louis XVI.
The

Army. La Fayette. His declining Popularity. What his Course

should have been. Danton's growing Power. La Fayette's Plans

The Queen's Reliance on Danton. Guadet. His Interview with the

King and Queen

Danton's Policy.

BOOK XVIII.

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Pétion Favourite of the Mob. Vergniaud. His

Harangue. Its Effects. Robespierre's Address

BOOK XIX.

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Germs of Civil War. Chabot and Grangeneuve. Their Devotion.

Their singular Plan. Lamourette's Appeal. Alarms of the Royal

Family. Insults offered to them. The Day of Federation. D'Epre-

mesnil murdered. Preparation of the Court and the People.

of the Marseillais. Arrangements. Failure of the Plan. Exertions of

the Conspirators

BOOK XX.

Arrival

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The ferment increases. Violent Measures prepared. Vaublanc's

Courage. Secret Directory. The Tocsin. The Tuileries. Pétion's

Behaviour. Arrangements of the Royalists. The Insurgents. Interior

Disposition of the Tuileries. Defection

BOOK XXI.

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Conduct of the Queen. Pétion's Policy. His Escape. Mandat sum-

moned to the Hôtel de Ville and murdered. Insurrectional Council.

Ræderer. Message to the Assembly. Their Conduct. The Artillery-

men. The King's Passiveness. The Queen. Defection of the Troops.

Insults to the King. Danton influences the Mob -

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BOOK XXII.

Westermann. Ræderer's Entreaty to the King. Louis goes to the

Assembly, accompanied by the Royal Family. Proceedings there.

David the Painter's Brutality. Suleau. Hopes of the King and Queen.

Defection of the Artillery. The Struggle commences. Gallantry of the

Swiss Guard. Manœuvres of the Soldiery. The King countermands

the Orders. Swiss disarmed. Destruction of the Swiss. But few

Royalists escape. The Massacre. The Queen's Ladies.

the Struggle

BOOK XXIII.

Conclusion of

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Jacobin Leaders. Convention. Suspension of Royalty. Decree of

the Assembly. Danton a Minister. Burning of the Slain. Feelings

and Bearing of the King. Fate of the King's Adherents. Royal

Family. Their Misery. Pétion re-appears. King and Family sent to

the Temple. Royal Attendants dismissed

BOOK XXIV.

82

Primary Assemblies. The Assembly unequal to the Crisis. Effects
on the Nation. La Fayette's Intentions. Made Prisoner. Couthon.
Plans for the Belgian Campaign. Dillon's Counsel. Dumouriez's Stra-
tegy. Disposition of the Forces. Dillon's Error. Skill defeated by
Enthusiasm. Advance of the Prussians. Capitulation of Verdun.
Danton's Supremacy. Ascendency of the Commune. Effects of the
Capture of Longwy. Robespierre's Appeal. Domiciliary Visits.
Revolution sullied by Murder

Graves for the Victims.

Arrests.

Saint-Just.

BOOK XXV.

95

How Robespierre was affected. Massacre of

the Priests. Maillard and the Assassins. The Assassins paid. Women

witness the Murders. De Montmorine's Death. Cazotte and Thierri

murdered. Murder a regular Trade. Massacre of the Clergy. Their

Fortitude. Attempt to save the Princesse de Lamballe. She is barba-

rously murdered. The Tribunal of Blood. La Belle Bouquetière.

Murders at the Prisons. Impotency of the Assembly. Amount of

Victims

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Infamy of the Commune.

soners of Orléans.

BOOK XXVI.

118

Bloodshed in the Provinces.

Massacre at Versailles. Danton's Ferocity

The Pri-

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BOOK XXVII.

Campaign. Dumouriez nearly defeated.

mouriez's skilful Plans to save France.

Valmy. Military Disposition.

Prussian Army. French Army.

Tactics of the War.

Du

Devotion of the Soldiery.

The Attack. Plan of the Battle.
Louis Philippe. His early Career.