aug 1, 1793 - Levée en Masse (Conscription)

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Levée en Masse was enacted by the National Convention and called all of the young and healthy men of France to support their country. The mass recruitment was needed after many casualties which weakened the French army during the war. Hundreds of thousands of able-bodied soldiers joined the French army and fought for the revolution.

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