| Author: | C. A. Fyffe | ISBN: | 9783962557577 |
| Publisher: | Serapis Classics | Publication: | September 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | C. A. Fyffe |
| ISBN: | 9783962557577 |
| Publisher: | Serapis Classics |
| Publication: | September 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
On the morning of the 19th of April, 1792, after weeks of stormy agitation in Paris, the Ministers of Louis XVI. brought down a letter from the King to the Legislative Assembly of France. The letter was brief but significant. It announced that the King intended to appear in the Hall of Assembly at noon on the following day. Though the letter did not disclose the object of the King's visit, it was known that Louis had given way to the pressure of his Ministry and the national cry for war, and that a declaration of war against Austria was the measure which the King was about to propose in person to the Assembly...
On the morning of the 19th of April, 1792, after weeks of stormy agitation in Paris, the Ministers of Louis XVI. brought down a letter from the King to the Legislative Assembly of France. The letter was brief but significant. It announced that the King intended to appear in the Hall of Assembly at noon on the following day. Though the letter did not disclose the object of the King's visit, it was known that Louis had given way to the pressure of his Ministry and the national cry for war, and that a declaration of war against Austria was the measure which the King was about to propose in person to the Assembly...
