Over view of the french revolutionary wars

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What was the name of the Oath that kick started the french revolution
Tennis Court Oath 1789
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The citizen army - The National Guard, what were the features of it?
Consisted of volunteers remains of the army and politically motivated young officers
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Who was the Leader of The Committee of Public Safety?
Maximilian Robespierre
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3 Features of Levee on Mass
Conscription of men between 18-25 unmarried, women sewed clothes, married men went to work in factories
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Who was the new minister of war for the republic?
Lazare Carnot
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What reforms did Carnot introduce
Divisions, Cutting of supplies from the army, skirmishers and snipers, CPS deputies appointed to indoctrinate
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What was the problem with the reformed army
They needed to be out of the country otherwise they would be foraging on french soil
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What was enforced to help solve this problem
Foraging
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2 Key reforms that were inherited from the old royal army - what were they?
Mixed order, Standardisation, artillery reforms
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Which attack by Napoleon made him famous
Toulon
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Why was Napoleon Noticed?
Generalship and personal citing of the guns, artillery planning
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Napoleon's famous tactics
Central Position, Manoeuvre sur les derrieres
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What was Napoleon unable to defeat
The royal Navy
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What development did Napoleon bring to the organisation of the army?
Corps
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What Communication system did Chappe Develop
Semaphore signal system
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What weapon did Congreve Develop
Rockets
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Where the rockets effective?
no as in accurate but good for scaring the enemy
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