“The Levy in Mass”
Thesis: Because the Jacobins mobilized the nation’s material and human resources and demonstrated administrative skill believing that terror was neceeary to rescue Republic and Revolution from destruction, they heralded the emergence of modern warfare; therefore, this levy in mass (by Jacobins) was decreed on August 16, 1793.
- Until enemies have been driven from
- Young men shall go to battle; married men shall gather arms and transport provisions; women shall make tents and clothes and serve in hospitals; children shall turn old linen into lint; old men shall repair to public places to stimulate courage of warriors and preach unity of Republic
- National buildings shall be converted into barracks
- Arms of caliber shall be turned over to those who march against the enemy
- Saddle horses are called to complete cavalry corps; draught horses shall haul artillery and provisions
- Committee of Public Safety is charged with taking all measures necessary for establishing a special manufacture of arms and is authorized to constitute all establishments
- Representatives of the ppl dispatched for execution of present law shall have authority in repective3 sections acting in concert with Committee of Public safety
- No one may obtain a substitute in service to which he is summoned
- Levy shall be general - unmarried citizens or childless widowers shall go frist; they shall meet at chief town and await departure
- Representative of people shall regulate the marches so as to have armed citizens arrive at points of assembling
- Battalion organized in each district shall be united under banner bearing the inscription: “French People risen against tyrants”
- Owners, farmers, shall be required to pay arrears of taxes
- Minister of War is responsible for taking all measures necessary for prompt execution of present decree
- Present decree shall be conveyed to the departments by special messengers
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