Episode 07: Q3-1793 - The bloody Terror

Help us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly 1793. July, August, September. Three months in which the machinery of the Terror grinds into action… Toulon hands itself over to the Allies but is soon under siege… And Allied hopes of making progress against the border fortresses protecting France in Flanders meet another major setback. This is episode seven of the Napoleonic Quarterly – covering three months in which Napoleon Bonaparte first makes his mark on the Revolution. [11:48] – Marisa Linton on the beginnings of the Terror [23:56] – Alexander Mikaberidze on the Federalist Revolts and Toulon’s uprising [46:25] – Paul Demet on the campaign in the Low Countries and the Battle of Hondschoote Plus from [36:40] Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze discuss Napoleon Bonaparte who arrives on the scene for the first time; and from [1:05:13] they assess the situation at the end of this turbulent three months.