HIS103Y1 Lecture : HIS103Y!: Lecture on: The French Revolutionary Wars: Part Two
Document Summary
French made the order of march - columns n/ rows of battle lines. Lazare carnot"s orders to troops act offensively and in mass and pursue the enemy until he"s utterly destroyed . Wars became more savage n/ nearly as polite. Hondeschoote gen. raised the siege of dunkirk. Wattignes french under jourdan led french to victory at battle of cholet - 1793 - 15, 16, 17 october (indicative of french not letting enemy) Austrians were shot at from hidden french positions and then battered from 4 sides by french columns. 19 september 1793 recapture of toulon. 6 june 1794 french invaded austrian netherlands & stormed towards dutch. Allies contributed to french re-emergence by their disunity & overconfidence. Brits sent troops to west indies to. Eastern powers too busy partitioning poland in 1795. The powers diverted their forces & attention elsewhere from french = result: critical breathing space. When catherine ii realize russia not getting brit subsidies, refused to send troops.
