VIII. The Mountain Triumphs

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. Illustrations XIII
5. I. The Village Radical 1
6. II. The Local Politician 16
7. III. Entrance Upon The National Stage 24
8. IV. The King’s Trial 34
9. V. The Farmer in Town 46
10. VI. How to Build an Army 58
11. VII. Constitution-Making 65
12. VIII. The Mountain Triumphs 81
13. IX. Ruling France 90
14. X. The Government Shall Be Revolutionary 106
15. XI. Philippe and Henriette 115
16. XII. The Mission to Alsace: Order Out of Chaos 129
17. XIII. The Mission to Alsace: The Austrians Expelled 151
18. XIV. First Mission to the North: Inspection 179
19. XV. Treasons, Stratagems and Spoils 186
20. XVI. The Break with Danton 207
21. XVII. Saint-Just the Terrorist 224
22. XVIII. Again on Mission in the North: The Turning of the tide 247
23. XIX. Grandeur – And Our Dust 272
24. XX. Saint-Just’s Dreams 299
25. XXI. Saint-Just’s Achievement 323
26. Appendix 1. The Theft of the Silver 349
27. Appendix 2. Saint-Just’s Share in the Constitution 352
28. Appendix 3. Classification of the Committee’s Decrees 356
29. Appendix 4. The Saverne Letter of First Brumaire 357
30. Notes 359
31. Bibliography 387
32. Index 395