Abstract
The French Revolution, in its struggle to survive, charted the historical course that forged the trinity of army, nation, and republic. It was a development unforeseen by the revolutionaries, who had no preconceived plan for these matters. The war hastened the coming of the Republic, but the survival of the Republic, both as a regime and even more as a model, came to depend upon military success. A circular phenomenon was at work—a new form of warfare, which the Revolution itself produced before being radicalized by it, brought into being a new army, which in turn altered the conduct and character of the war, though without necessarily leading to a military revolution.
Translated from the French by Sylvie Kleinman, revised, with additional material, by Godfrey Rogers.
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Crépin, A. (2013). The Army of the Republic: New Warfare and a New Army. In: Serna, P., De Francesco, A., Miller, J.A. (eds) Republics at War, 1776–1840. War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137328823_7
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