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Europe in the 19th Century
C. A. Fyffe
出版Ozymandias Press, 2018-01-19
主題History / Wars & Conflicts / Napoleonic WarsHistory / Modern / 17th Century
ISBN15312672469781531267247
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UrN4DwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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 morrow the public thronged the hall; the Assembly broke off its debate at midday in order to be in readiness for the King. Louis entered the hall in the midst of deep silence, and seated himself beside the President in the chair which was now substituted for the throne of France...