7 sentences with “insurrection”

Napoleon first came to the attention of the revolutionary government when he put down a royalist insurrection in Paris in 1795.

Gripped by fear of insurrection, whites often imagined that revolts were brewing even when no uprising was actually taking place.

A literate slave named Jemmy led a large group of slaves in an armed insurrection against white settlers, killing several before the militia stopped them.

A western region of France, the Vendée, had been the scene of the largest royalist insurrection against the Revolution in early 1793, with a rebel army of conservative peasants.

It should be noted that there were also important (soon to be former) colonies that achieved independence without the need for violent insurrection against their imperial masters.

It was against this backdrop of violence and insecurity that, in October 1795, a young and accomplished general named Napoleon Bonaparte put down a royalist insurrection in Paris and drew the attention of the ambitious politicians of the Directory.

The British sent a small but effective expeditionary force under the Duke of Wellington to support the insurrection, and Napoleon found himself embroiled in guerrilla warfare - the term 'guerrilla', meaning 'small war', was invented by the Spanish during the conflict.