Christine Schoepfer
8-2 PO
Humanities – Mr Russell-Loewen
Annotated Bibliography for ‘The First Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars’
“First Coalition.” 2006. Infoplease Encyclopedia.
Infoplease, < http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0858292.html >
This source is quite detailed and tells me about the war of the First Coalition. It
states when the war started and ended and the main events that happened during the period of
war. The war, I learnt, started on the 20th April 1792, and ended in 1797. This source is very
scholarly and is reliable because it makes sense, is very thoroughly written and is also
interesting. This website has been useful for telling me about the First Coalition and has given
me an idea for how I will set out my comic strip.
“French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.” 2006. Britannica Encyclopedia.
<http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9035358/French-revolutionary-andNapoleonic-wars >
This source is detailed is about the French Revolution Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. It
is very detailed and tells the reader when the war started and ended, the main events that
happened during the period of war, and the important figures of the time period. It also goes
into detail about the Napoleonic Wars, which ended in 1815. This source is scholarly and is
reliable because it is thoroughly written and makes a lot of sense.
Hunt, Lynn & Censer, Jack R. 2006. “Attack of 20th June 1792.”
< chnm.gmu.edu/revolution >
This picture shows a crowd of Parisians forcing the King Louis XVI to ‘don a
Phrygian cap’ and to drink to the health of the nation as a toast, which happened on the 20th
June 1792. In the middle of the picture are the King and two angry men whom the artist
emphasizes by making darker.
Hunt, Lynn & Censer, Jack R. 2006. “Gallic Declaration of War, or, Bumbardment of all
Europe.” < chnm.gmu.edu/revolution >
This is an English cartoon which is made to make fun of the French who said that the
reason for war was to make ‘liberty’. This cartoon recommends the English army to draw back
from fighting because it was the French government that was sick, and that this illness was
probably contagious. The drawing shows some of the most important leaders in Europe, such as
the Pope and Louis XVI.
Hunt, Lynn & Censer, Jack R. 2006. “Noble Act of 500000 Republicans.”
< chnm.gmu.edu/revolution >
This picture shows the fight that started in 1792, the First Coalition of the French
Revolutionary Wars. It shows the French attacking their enemies, and tells us that both sides
thought that the other was fighting for the government and people or political democracy
and traditions. It also says that the enemies were portrayed as slaves.
Hunt, Lynn & Censer, Jack R. 2006. “War, Terror and Resistance.”
< chnm.gmu.edu/revolution >
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Christine Schoepfer
8-2 PO
Humanities – Mr Russell-Loewen
Having read this website, I learnt quite a lot about the events during the First Coalition
of the French Revolutionary Wars and the sides from which people looked down upon it. I
found out that the first great French victory was on the 20th September, at Valmy, when they
were finally allowed to declare France a republic. From this information, I realised how much
really happened during the war. This source is reliable and has been very useful to me.
Hunt, Lynn & Censer, Jack R. 2006. “Mobilisation for War (5th July 1792).”
< chnm.gmu.edu/revolution >
This source has some information about the war that I am researching. It says that on the
5 July 1792, the Girondins decided to have war against the Habsburg Empire. Louis XVI tried
to secretly stop the war and this is why the assembly declared ‘homeland is in danger’, which
meant that the war had started. I think that this source is extremely scholarly and that it is
reliable.
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Hunt, Lynn & Censer, Jack R. 2006. “September Massacres.”
< chnm.gmu.edu/revolution >
I find this source very useful because it was written by Nicolas-Edme Restif de la
Bretonne, a man who wrote this short ‘diary’ entry about what he saw through his own eyes
during the September Massacres. It is written with a sense of fright and also anger and I
think that this person is a rich third-class man or nobility because he knows how to write
and also, he does not fight as a revolutionary man. This source may not be reliable, but I
have gotten from it a sense of side and character.
Hunt, Lynn & Censer, Jack R. 2006. “Proclamation of the Department of the Seine-etOise (9th March 1792).”
< chnm.gmu.edu/revolution >
This source was written by J. Mavidal and E. Laurent, about one month before the First
Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars started, and shows the evidence of friction over the
circulation of grain and bread. This shows me that there already was conflict before the war.
Moore, Richard. 2006. “Napoleonic Guide - The First Coalition.”
< http://www.napoleonguide.com/campaign_revolt.htm >
This entry is about The First Coalition during the French Revolution. It is not very
detailed but it is interesting. The website is scholarly and is reliable because it is makes sense
and I have found it quite useful.
Reynoldson, Fiona. 1992. “Conflict and Change – The French Revolution.” Pages 50-53.
Simon and Schuster Young Books, Hertfordshire.
This section of the book is about the French Revolution, the different estates, the Estates
General, Robespierre and Napoleon. Although Robespierre is not part of my subject, I learnt a
lot about him and the Jacobins. I found out that he was the leader of the Jacobins and that he
was against the Girondins. I think that this source is extremely scholarly and that it is reliable.
“The French Revolutionary Wars.” 2006. Wikipedia Encyclopaedia.
Wikipedia, < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_revolutionary_wars >
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Christine Schoepfer
8-2 PO
Humanities – Mr Russell-Loewen
This website tells me about the French Revolutionary Wars, and is very useful for
information on the first Coalition in detail. It tells the reader about the main events during the
war and the most important people in it too. I learnt that the main event was when Napoleon
forced the Austrian government into signing a peace treaty, and the most important people were
Leopold II, who started the war and Napoleon Bonaparte who ended the war. I think this
website is reliable because the information all makes sense and every fact is well explained. I
have already seen some of this information before on other websites. This source is very
scholarly.
“The Battle of Neerwinden.” 2006. Wikipedia Encyclopaedia.
Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Neerwinden_%281793%29>
This website tells me about the Battle of Neerwinden, and has taught me so much about
a topic I had never known about. Although this website is not so detailed, I managed to find out
that the battle took place on the 18th of March 1793 at Neerwinden. It told me who the two main
armies were and who their generals were. I learnt that the two main armies involved in the battle
were the Austrians and the French, and that the generals were Dumouriez and Prince Josias of
Coburg. I think this website is reliable and quite scholarly because the information all makes
sense.
“The Battle of Valmy.” 2006. Wikipedia Encyclopaedia.
Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Valmy >
This encyclopedic source was quite useful, as it told me a bit of information about the
Battle of Valmy. It wasn’t very helpful because it didn’t tell me the main information that I
needed. I found out that the battle took place on 20th September 1792 at the French village of
Valmy. I found out that the two main generals were Dumouriez and Brunswick. I think this
website is reliable because the information all makes sense and every fact is well explained. I
have already seen some of this information before on other websites. This source is very
scholarly.
Murray, John. 2001. “Societies in Change.” Pages 96-167. SHP Books, London.
This section of the book is about the French Revolution, the different estates, and many
other small sub-headings. I found a lot of information about the subjects I was researching. I
found the section about Louis’ trial very interesting. This source is scholarly and is reliable
because it is thoroughly written and makes a lot of sense, being deeply explained.
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