HTST 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jacques Antoine, War Of The First Coalition, Total War
30 Oct 2018
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Jean martiz ii 1711-1790: closer fitting ammunition, boring, artillery system. Jean vacqueete de gribeauval, commander ofthe french artillery after 1763: horse, gunnery, tactics. Count jacques antoine hippolyte guibert: mobility, starts to advocate for the divisional system, general essay on tactics 1772, soldiers. Prusians were commmanded by the duke of brunswick: the execution of the king galvanized the opposition, king represents stability, and order. The execution of a king in one place, might bring about the idea that kings should be executed elsewhere. Brings about instability: spain joins the colaition, portugal. Sardinia: naples, ottoman empire, more and more radical governments was the reaction in france. Led by the committee of public safety: mass conscription, need to think about a new and powerful way to defend france. On feb 14 1793 in the national assembly the call went out for soldiers and civilians to join the army and defend france.
