Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mutongo weRevolutionary wakagadzwazve panguva yedambudziko muFrench Republic itsva. Muchirimo cha 1793, hondo neFirst Coalition
yakanga ichienda zvakashata uye kuperevedza kwezvokudya kwakanga kuchinyanya kuipa. Hurumende yakapindura nokutora matanho akati kuti okudzivirira kuvimbika kweRepublic. Musi waFebruary 24, National Convention yakasarudza kuumba uto revanhu 300 000 kupfurikidza nelevée en masse; musi waMarch 9 yakasarudza kutumira représentant en mission kubva kuConvention kudunhu rimwe nerimwe.