Representatives on mission

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In the French Revolution, representatives-on-mission were deputies sent by the National Convention to the provinces of France in 1793. At the time France was in crisis; not only was war going badly, as French forces were being pushed out of Belgium, but also there was revolt in the Vendée over conscription into the army and resentment of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.

Representatives-on-mission had powers to oversee conscription into the army, they were also used to keep watch on army generals.

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Revolution and Reaction: Europe 1789-1849 by Andrew Matthews. ISBN 0-521-56734-3.