“Let’s make Terror the order of the day.” Bertrand Barère, of the Committee of Public Safety It was the goal of Robespierre, the head of the ruling Comité de Salut Public, that France emerge from its dark times as a new … Continue reading WW113 Louperté, Égalité, Fraternité: Le dernier jour (La Terreur)

By June, 1791, Louis Capet and Marie Antoinette had had enough.  The Revolution was growing increasingly radical, and their means of escape was becoming clear:  They would cross over into the lands controlled by Austria and Prussia, and those who … Continue reading WW113: Louperté, Égalité, Fraternité: Day 5: The Flight to Varennes

Allons enfants de la Patrie, Le jour de gloire est arrivé! – Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle It is July of 1792.  The enemies of the people are on the march.  Treacherous “emigres” have joined their arms to those of … Continue reading WW113 Louperté, Égalité, Fraternité: Day 4 (The War of the First Coalition)

“Unless you do everything for liberty, you have done nothing. There are no two ways of being free: one must be entirely free, or become a slave once more.” -Robespierre, Virtue and Terror Summer, 1789:  With the Revolution underway in … Continue reading WW113 Louperté, Égalité, Fraternité: Day 3 (The Great Fear)

“Non sire, ce n’est pas une révolte, c’est une révolution.” -Duc de la Rochefoucauld, to the King As the days pass, more and more people flock to the capital, to the center of the Revolution.  Some, however, see danger in … Continue reading WW113 Louperté, Égalité, Fraternité: Day 2 (The Storming of the Bastille)

“The National Assembly resolve that all the members of this assembly will, at once, take a solemn oath never to separate, and to assemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established.” -Tennis Court Oath It is … Continue reading WW113: Louperté, Égalité, Fraternité Day 1 (The Tennis Court Oath)

”Revolution is not a dinner party.” -Mao The year is 1788.  France is in on the brink of financial ruin.  A costly defeat in the Seven Years’ War was followed by a costly victory helping the American colonies has left … Continue reading Werewolf 113: Louperté, Égalité, Fraternité SIGNUPS