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to dtclsre war against Sardinia and Naples , and a few days ' after they sent another message , detailing the various acts of asgression of these two courts against the French Republic and its Allies . [ Videpage 474 . ] , * T . . i . caory had previously sent notice to the French Commander in Chief in Piedmont of the intended assassination , and diiecting him to con centrate his force . The General , accordingly , on the 5 th of December ordered the division of the troops of Modena , commanded b y General Victorand the of the Milanese
, reserve troops , commanded b y Genera ! Dessolc , to unite at Pavia , Abbattiale , Grasse , and at Buffalora , on the banks ot the Tesm . On the 6 th these troops marched to Novate , which they took by stratagem ; while , at the same time , General Louis took nossession of Suze , General CassaBianca of Cone , and General Montrichard of Alexandria , and secured their respective Governors . On the 7 th , some Piedrnontese troops at Vercelli retreated towards the metropolis . The French troops entered it the same night . The Republicans wete received there with t . ie-acclamations of the people , a general illumination took place , and nn
ethgy ot the Mug of Sardinia was carried throughout the town , and bttrnt with his arms , m the principal square . - On the 8 th , three hundred men ' aispaiched from Turin , took Chevasso . - . The Ministers of the King , mistaking the nature of these movements wished to organize a system of general defence . They soon found fh ? t they weie attacked , not b y a detachment but bv an army . The Commander in Uuet too * some rapid measures to encourage the people and provide subsistence 1 the The
or troops . Republican columns proceeded in all direaions against Turin , which they entered on the 9 th . On the same day they took possession ot the citadel , and sent a notification to the King of the intentions of the French Government . This Prince , not ignorant cf the steps which had been taken to depose mm , aria that his troops had been every where disarmed , did not hesitate to sign the renunciation pf his own throne . * -
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to dtclsre war against Sardinia and Naples , and a few days ' after they sent another message , detailing the various acts of asgression of these two courts against the French Republic and its Allies . [ Videpage 474 . ] , * T . . i . caory had previously sent notice to the French Commander in Chief in Piedmont of the intended assassination , and diiecting him to con centrate his force . The General , accordingly , on the 5 th of December ordered the division of the troops of Modena , commanded b y General Victorand the of the Milanese
, reserve troops , commanded b y Genera ! Dessolc , to unite at Pavia , Abbattiale , Grasse , and at Buffalora , on the banks ot the Tesm . On the 6 th these troops marched to Novate , which they took by stratagem ; while , at the same time , General Louis took nossession of Suze , General CassaBianca of Cone , and General Montrichard of Alexandria , and secured their respective Governors . On the 7 th , some Piedrnontese troops at Vercelli retreated towards the metropolis . The French troops entered it the same night . The Republicans wete received there with t . ie-acclamations of the people , a general illumination took place , and nn
ethgy ot the Mug of Sardinia was carried throughout the town , and bttrnt with his arms , m the principal square . - On the 8 th , three hundred men ' aispaiched from Turin , took Chevasso . - . The Ministers of the King , mistaking the nature of these movements wished to organize a system of general defence . They soon found fh ? t they weie attacked , not b y a detachment but bv an army . The Commander in Uuet too * some rapid measures to encourage the people and provide subsistence 1 the The
or troops . Republican columns proceeded in all direaions against Turin , which they entered on the 9 th . On the same day they took possession ot the citadel , and sent a notification to the King of the intentions of the French Government . This Prince , not ignorant cf the steps which had been taken to depose mm , aria that his troops had been every where disarmed , did not hesitate to sign the renunciation pf his own throne . * -