The Second Commission and the Insurrection of August Tenth

Two weeks after the second commission arrived in le cap a ship came into the harbor bearing the absolutely incredible news that the king had been overthrown and france was on the verge of becoming republic. By the time sant domain heard about the insurrection of august tenth, on october second, france had been further rocked by the invasion of the austro prussian army,. The panic inducing brunswick manifesto, the re ting september massacres, the surprise victory at valmi and then the even more surprising retreat of the Austro Prussian army. You cannot make this stuff up.