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The decrees of 4 August 1789, also known as the August Decrees, were a set of 19 articles passed by the National Constituent Assembly during the French Revolution (1789-1799) which abolished feudalism in France and ended the tax exemption...

The National Assembly abandons its privileges during a session on the night of 4 August 1789, leading to the August Decrees that abolished feudalism in France. Engraving by Charles Monnet and Isidore-Stanislas Helman, c. 1789. Bibliothèque...

Entry of the French fleet into Newport Bay in August 1778, just before the Battle of Rhode Island (29 August 1778). By Pierre Ozanne, 1778. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

The riots in Boston, Massachusetts over the Stamp Act in August 1765. Illustration by John Cassell, from Cassell's Illustrated History of England, Volume 5, 1865.

A depiction of the moment that the powerful French warship, L'Orient, exploded during the Battle of the Nile (1-2 August 1798). Oil on canvas by Mather Brown, 1825. National Maritime Museum, London.

A depiction of the early phase of the Battle of the Nile (1-2 August 1798), oil on canvas by Nicholas Pocock, 1808. National Maritime Museum, London.

Bronze relief depicting the abolition of privileges before the August Decrees dismantled feudalism in France. Monument to the Republic, engraved by Leopold Morice, 1883. Place de la République, Paris. Photograph by Jebulon, April 2011.

General Napoleon Bonaparte after beating the Austrians at the Battle of Lonato, 4 August 1796. By an unknown artist, 19th century.

Count Levin August von Bennigsen (1745-1826), a German-born soldier in the service of the Russian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He led Russian forces at the battles of Eylau, Friedland, and Borodino, as well as several engagements...

A map depicting the opening positions at the Battle of Castiglione (5 August 1796) with the French in blue and the Austrians in yellow.