Reclaimed by the Republic, vengeance was swift. Mass shootings engulfed Toulon as the royalist rebels were put to the sword. This episode extra explores the phases of Toulon’s Terror and the controversies which surround them.
Tasked with destroying the French Mediterranean Fleet, the Allies fail miserably. This episode extra examines the decision to destroy Toulon’s fleet and the amateurish operation which followed. It also explores the long term consequences of the...
Thousands try to flee Toulon as the Republic’s armies advance. In the resulting chaos, scenes of misery and panic define the last hours of the siege. Historians paint starkly different pictures of these events, and the controversies are countless.
Toulon’s Federalist Revolt! A tremendous victory and a terrible cost. Explore the controversies that surrounding the siege of Toulon and Napoleon’s great victory!Don’t forget to send in any questions for the upcoming Q&A Episode on the...
Desperate to receive additional support, the British searched in unexpected places. Unfortunately for London, French royalists were eager to respond. This episode extra explores the complications caused by Hood’s decision to embrace a policy...
Toulon’s Federalist Revolt! Having seized the port of Toulon, how were they going to keep it? That was the question which vexed the First Coalition. Mistakes were plentiful as both sides blundered their response. Amongst the chaos and bloodshed, a...
Toulon’s Federalist Revolt! As the Federalist Revolts collapsed around them, the citizens of Toulon faced an unenviable choice: the Jacobins and the British. Their decision would shape the Republic, the Empire, and the entire history of Europe...
Toulon’s Federalist Revolt! Toulon turns to treason. Placing its hopes in the First Coalition, the French rebels found an alliance crippled by mistrust and division. With the allies focused on their own self-interests, the war with France was...
Toulon’s Federalist Revolt! Toulon turns to treason. Placing its hopes in the First Coalition, the French rebels found an alliance crippled by mistrust and division. With the allies focused on their own self-interests, the war with France was...
How was it that Marseille’s Jacobins could be accused of federalism? This episode extra explores this unexpected accusation, as well as links to future blueprints for totalitarian one-party states.
