WHAT IS THE THIRD ESTATE?:

As a gesture of popular will, the fall of the Bastille was a source of national pride. Patriotic celebrations and national festivals celebrated this symbol of the collapse of the old regime and its replacement by republican institutions. Much of this patriotic spirit was focused on the new national army that would defend the people from tyranny. The army was soon tested as France's neighbors declared war to contain the spread of the revolutionary "contagion." The union of patriotism and the military is best illustrated by the song sung by troops from Marseilles on their way to the war front which became and remains the French national anthem.

This pamphlet describes the national celebration of July 14, 1790 in Marseilles, the first anniversary of the Bastille's fall.

Shown is a plate depicting a French army uniform design.

This is a French banknote from 1792. All of the notes are embossed with the official seal.

This manuscript provides uniform and supply cost estimates from November of 1793.

A prisoner charged with anti-revolutionary activities asserts his innocence and devotion to the republic in this note.

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INDEX OF IMAGES

ORIGINS	PAMPHLETEERING	THE RIGHTS OF MAN
THE FALL OF THE BASTILLE	KING LOUIS XVI AND MARIE ANTOINETTE	THE FATE OF THE KING
ROBESPIERRE AND THE REIGN OF TERROR	VICTIMS OF THE REIGN OF TERROR	FOREIGN VIEWS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
NATIONALISM AND THE MILITARY	MARYLANDIA AND RARE BOOKS HOMEPAGE	BACK TO INTRODUCTION

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