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Hace 5 días · He pays particular attention to the ways in which the Revolution impacted on the lives of the rural and urban poor, on women, and on slaves in the French colonies. He also weaves into his account close attention to the global ramifications of the Revolution.
Hace 3 días · They were also known as Brissotists, after their most prominent member, the writer Jacques Pierre Brissot (right). Other well-known Girondins included Nicolas de Bonneville, Étienne Clavière, the Marquis de Condorcet, Claude Fauchet, Jérome Pétion, and Jean Marie Roland.
Hace 12 horas · Jacques Pierre Brissot (1754–1793), who organized the Society of the Friends of the Blacks in 1788. The convention, the first elected Assembly of the First Republic (1792–1804), on 4 February 1794, under the leadership of Maximilien Robespierre, abolished slavery in law in France and its colonies.
Hace 3 días · Jacques Pierre Brissot, un des fondateurs de la Société des amis des Noirs en 1788, lui reproche d'avoir, le 24 septembre, trahi les mulâtres (libres et affranchis) en s'abstenant de venir à l'Assemblée, où son nouvel ami feuillant, Barnave, a fait révoquer les droits qu'ils avaient obtenus le 15 mai 1791 [78].
Hace 3 días · The Battle of (the) Trebbia (17 [6 OS] – 20 [9 OS] June, 1799) was fought near the rivers of Tidone, Trebbia, and Nure in northern Italy between the joint Russian and Habsburg army under Alexander Suvorov and the Republican French army of Étienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald.Though French forces were moderately more numerous, the Austro-Russians severely defeated the French ...
16 de mar. de 2022 · The real character was a cousin of Charles VI and had close royal connections. Though a third son, Pierre inherited all of his father’s domain after his elder brothers entered the church, including the family holdings of Jean de Carrouges and Jaques Le Gris. He gained even more lands through his marriage to the viscountess Marie ...
Hace 5 días · Search across 63 primary source databases from Adam Matthew covering historical, cultural and political topics from around the world. The databases reproduce letters, diaries, government records, illustrations and other materials drawn from museum and library collections. Sample search: "french revolution"*.
