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The French Revolution Chapter V - the Military Aspect of the Revolution Part 9
In which the French Revolutionary armies, despite their raw and undisciplined nature, gradually resist and repel the well-trained Austrians and their allies through persistent, if hesitant, efforts and the strategic genius of the Committee of Public Safety. The narrative traces the pivotal campaigns and battles that secure the Republic's frontiers and restore a strong central power, underscored by the remarkable mobilisation of vast, sacrificial levies under trying conditions.
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