Fête de la Fédération
fête de la fédération festival federation massive holiday festival held throughout france honour french revolution celebrating revolution well national unity commemorated revolution event culminated new form national government constitutional monarchy led representative assembly inaugural fête set july coincide first anniversary storming bastille although celebrated relatively calm stage revolution many people considered france period political struggle thinking encouraged constitutional monarchist monarchiens first fête designed role king louis xvi would respect maintain royal status emphasizing new role citizen king incipient french liberal constitutional monarchy occasion passed peacefully provided powerful illusory image celebrating national unity divisive event – initial revolutionary event france ancien régime shifted new paradigm constitutional monarchy end town village throughout france began join together fédérations fraternal association commemorated promoted new political structure common theme among wish nationwide expression unity fête honour revolution plan set simultaneous celebration july nation fête paris would prominent far would feature king royal family deputy national constituent assembly thousand citizen predicted arrive corner france event took place champ de mar time far outside paris vast stadium financed national assembly completed time help thousand volunteer laborer paris region wheelbarrow daysjournée de brouettes festival worker popularised new song would become enduring anthem france ah ça ira enormous earthen stand spectator built side field seating capacity estimated seine crossed bridge boat leading altar oath sworn new military school used harbour member national assembly family one end field huge tent king step end triumphal arch built centre field altar mass feast began early four morning strong rain lasted whole day journal de paris predicted frequent downpour fourteen thousand fédérés came province every single national guard unit sent two men every hundred ranged eightythree banner according département brought place bastille stood went saintantoine saintdenis sainthonoré street crossing temporary bridge arriving champ de mar mass celebrated charles maurice de talleyrand bishop autun time first french constitution yet completed would officially ratified september gist understood everyone one willing wait lafayette led president national assembly deputy solemn oath coming constitution swear forever faithful nation law king uphold might constitution decided national assembly accepted king remain united french people indissoluble bond brotherhood afterwards louis xvi took similar vow king french swear use power given constitutional act state maintain constitution decreed national assembly accepted title king french used first time instead king france navarre innovation intended inaugurate popular monarchy linked monarch title people rather territory france queen marie antoinette rose showed dauphin future louis xvii saying son like join sentiment festival organiser welcomed delegation country around world including recently established united state john paul jones thomas paine american unfurled star stripe champ de mar first instance flag flown outside united state end official celebration day ended huge popular feast also symbol reunification three estate heated estatesgeneral bishop first estate king second estate blessing people third estate garden château de la muette meal offered participant followed much singing dancing drinking feast ended july chant du juillet written mariejoseph chénier françoisjoseph gossec sung écoles normales second world war jean claude jacob serf jura mountain supposedly year old brought native place figure dean human race bonifacio antoine maréchal paul la france leurope et le monde de à french paris hachette oclc hanson paul r historical dictionary french revolution scarecrow press isbn retrieved february hibbert christopher day french revolution new york william morrow co isbn mignet françoisaugustealexis historie de la revolution francaise depuis jusquen french vol paris didot oclc unger harlow giles lafayette london john wiley son isbn x te deum federation july hymn composer françoisjoseph gossec