Napoleon as a rallying cry during the revolutions in France during the 19th century
July Revolution (French Revolution of 1830):
French Revolution of 1848:
Source: The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914, Richard J. Evans
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Napoleon as a rallying cry during the revolutions in France during the 19th century
July Revolution (French Revolution of 1830):
French Revolution of 1848:
Source: The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914, Richard J. Evans
"The French bourgeoisie reared up against the reign of the working proletariat;—it brought to power the slum-proletariat, with the chief of the "Society of December 10" at its head. It kept France in breathless fear over the prospective terror of "red anarchy;"—Louis Napoleon Bonaparte discounted the prospect when, on December 4, he had the leading citizens of the Boulevard Montmartre and the Boulevard des Italiens shot down from their windows by the grog-inspired "Army of Order." It [the French bourgeoisie] made the apotheosis of the sabre; now the sabre rules it. It destroyed the revolutionary press;—now its own press is annihilated. It placed public meetings under police surveillance;—now its own salons are subject to police inspection. It disbanded the democratic National Guards;—now its own National Guard is disbanded. It instituted the state of siege;—now itself is made subject thereto. It supplanted the jury by military commissions;—now military commissions supplant its own juries. It subjected the education of the people to the parsons' interests;—the parsons' interests now subject it to their own systems. It ordered transportations without trial;—now itself is transported without trial. It suppressed every movement of society with physical force;—now every movement of its own class is suppressed by physical force. Out of enthusiasm for the gold bag, it rebelled against its own political leaders and writers;—now, its political leaders and writers are set aside, but the gold hag is plundered, after the mouth of the bourgeoisie has been gagged and its pen broken. The bourgeoisie tirelessly shouted to the revolution, in the language of St. Orsenius to the Christians: "Fuge, Tace, Quiesce!"—flee, be silent, submit!—; Bonaparte shouts to the bourgeoisie: "Fuge, Tace, Oniesce!"—flee, be silent, submit!
The French bourgeoisie had long since solved Napoleon's dilemma: "Dans cinquante ans l'Europe sera republicaine ou cosaque." It found the solution in the 'republique cosaque.'"
- Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte. 1852.
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Daguerreotype portrait of a protester involved in the French Revolution of 1848 posing with a flag which reads in part 'Republic… Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood, 22, 23, 24 February'
There are a lot of reasons why the Orleans Dynasty (such as it was) started by Louis Phillippe after thd July Revolution would probably not have lasted all that long, but i can't help but feel like it would have lasted at least a generation longer if Louis Phillippe had died like, 1840ish, and someone else was in charge during the economic crisis that led to 1848. Like, there were issues with potential regents for his grandkid that was the heir (iirc) but Louis Phillipe was just... old and kinda set in his ways and lacked the energy or will that could have guided Paris out of 1848 without a regime change
Happy 15th March, aka backstabbing day ! 🏛🗡 (plus the start of the Hungarian revolution)
just finished the first text, and I’m happy! It was super interesting, it was about the first causes to the Revolution of 1848 and how the republicanism was spreading itself in France.. lovely!
What is the national holiday tomorrow? You'll have to forgive my ignorance: I'm a Canadian living in the US and I can barely keep track of those holidays. Also, I've been so busy lately that I'm four chapters behind on BATW. I'm looking forward to catching up this weekend! Thanks for writing!
I'm Hungarian and it's a Hungarian National Holiday. In Hungary :)
March 15th stands for democracy and freedom and it commemorates the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which grew into a war for independence from Habsburg rule.
The war for independence lasted until August 1849. Initially the Hungarian forces achieved several victories, which led to Hungary’s complete independence from Austria.
The revolution was eventually defeated though. Lajos Kossuth, who was elected Governor-President fled into exile. He even visited the US, where he was widely honoured for his achievements. Kossuth County in Iowa was named after him.
Lajos Batthyány, the first democratically elected Hungarian Prime Minister was executed in Budapest. 13 other leaders were executed in the city of Arad.
We remember them on March 15th as well, they are called the ”13 Martyrs of Arad”.
That’s it briefly.