In 1795 the British were persuaded by French émigrés that a monarchist uprising against the revolutionaries could easily be started in France, and that it would soon sweep the country, to the glory of Britain and her throne. The British backed a handful of braided and powdered French officers with phony French money printed by the solid Bank of England. These cadres were also supplied by the British with arms and uniforms for 17,000 infantrymen and 6,000 cavalrymen, who were supposed to be waiting for their chance. When the expedition arrived at...
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