aug 1, 1793 - Levee en masse
Description:
- Mass national conscription- Able bodied men 18-25 were conscripted
- Despite mass draft evasion and desertion, within a year almost 3/4 of a million men were under arms
- Citizen soldiers merged with line-army troops in new units called demibrigades
Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 1, 1793
Now
~ 232 years ago