CHAPTER VII. From the 21st of January, 1793, to the 2nd of June

FROM THE 21ST OF JANUARY, 1793, TO THE 2ND OF JUNE

Political and military situation of France--England, Holland, Spain, Naples, and all the circles of the empire fall in with the coalition-- Dumouriez, after having conquered Belgium, attempts an expedition into Holland--He wishes to re-establish constitutional monarchy--Reverses of our armies--Struggle between the Gironde and the Mountain--Conspiracy of the 10th of March--Insurrection of La Vendée; its progress--Defection of Dumouriez--The Gironde accused of being his accomplices--New conspiracies against them--Establishment of the Commission of Twelve to frustrate the conspirators--Insurrections of the 27th and 31st of May against the Commission of Twelve; its suppression--Insurrection of the 2nd of June against the two-and-twenty leading Girondists; their arrest--Total defeat of that party.