History of the French Revolution, Vol. 3 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from History of the French Revolution, Vol. 3 of 4 It is very remarkable how exactly the two mighty forces which fill so prominent a place at the end of the 18th century - Russian imperialism and French democracy - ran parallel with one another. The death of the Emperor Leopold in March 1792, was to both the signal for action. During the summer, the one succeeded in conquering Poland, and the other in overthrowing the throne of the Bourbons. The fruits which the autumn yielded were, for Paris the repulse of the Prussian invasion, for St. Petersburg the first breach between the German Powers, and the final resolution of Prussia to join in the partition of Poland. The beginning of the year 1793, again, produced for Catharine the advantageous treaty of St. Petersburg, and for the Jacobins the triumph over all their domestic enemies, in the trial of Louis XVI. And lastly, while, in April, the Polish provinces were occupied without resistance by their oppressors, the Parisian party, though beaten in the field, forged a weapon for future victories in the Committee of Public Safety. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.