Talk:Timeline of the French Revolution

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[edit] Law of Maximum Général

According to the following reference, the Law of Maximum Général was passed on the 29th, not the 17th.

"At last, having tried or debated every other expedient, the Convention yielded to popular pressure and, on 29 September, passed the law of the Maximum Général, which pegged the price of not only bread but of a large range of essential goods and services at levels prevailing in the departments in June 1790 plus one-third, while raising wages by one-half."

Rude, George F E (2000). Revolutionary Europe, 1783-1815, p. 107. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0631221905.

I've consulted other sources and they've given this date as well. For anyone who prefers the September 17th date - what sources use this date? Mr. Know-It-All 21:35, 2 February 2006 (UTC)

I only changed it back because the Law of Suspects as linked has the 17th date, and not knowing the subject matter assumed it was subtle vandalism by the anon. --Syrthiss 00:08, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Good point. Looking through some books on French history, they say that the Law of Suspects was passed on the 17th, and the Law of Maximum Général was passed on the 29th. I have split the laws into two lines, each with the correct date. Mr. Know-It-All 03:24, 3 February 2006 (UTC)