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Attack and take of the Crête-à-Pierrot (4-24 March 24, 1802) during the Haitian Revolution. Original illustration by Auguste Raffet, engraving by Ernst Hébert, published in Histoire de Napoleon, by M. de Norvins, 1839.

The Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution by Mercy Otis Warren, Boston, 1805. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a law passed in July 1790 during the French Revolution (1789-1799), which caused the immediate subordination of the Catholic Church in France to the French government. An attempt to modernize the Church...

Execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution (modern-day Place de la Condorde) in Paris, during the Reign of Terror. By Pierre-Antoine Demachy c. 1807.

The title page of Reflections on the Revolution in France, first published in 1790 and written by Edmund Burke (1729-1797), the Anglo-Irish statesman and political thinker.

Committee of Surveillance, tasked with unmasking and arresting local "suspects" during the Reign of Terror. Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Huet, c. 1793-94. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.

The Festival of the Federation (Fête de la Fédération) was a celebration that occurred on the Champ de Mars outside Paris on 14 July 1790, the first anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille. With over 300,000 people in attendance, the...

The Declaration of Pillnitz was a joint statement issued on 27 August 1791 by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1790-1792) and King Frederick William II of Prussia (r. 1786-1797). The declaration appealed to all European powers to unite...

Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) was an American poet, playwright, and activist during the era of the American Revolution (1765-1789). Through her works of political satire, she advocated for the Patriot cause and became acquainted with several...

We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and social...