Episode 13: Q1-1795 - Prayers for peace

Help us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly 1795. January. February. March. Three months in which the French complete their conquest of the Netherlands… The British miss a chance to bring the French fleet to battle in the Med… And the French Revolution comes to terms with religion. This is episode 13 of the Napoleonic Quarterly – covering three months in which this initial tussle for the Low Countries ends in defeat for the Allies as the Netherlands falls to the arms of the Revolution. [07:11] - Philip Ball on the Netherlands falling to the French - and the cavalry charge across the Texel that never was [21:42] - Rachel Blackman-Rogers on a doomed French attempt to retake Corsica [38:24] - Mary Robinson on the Law of Religious Toleration and its implications for the restive Vendee. Plus Charles Esdaile and Alexander Mikaberidze offer perspectives from across the European continent - and nearly manage to avoid arguing until an excellent mini-spat from around [1:01:00]...