Book contents
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- New Studies in European History
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 The Nineteenth-Century French State and Its Rivals
- Chapter 2 The Revolutionary Quest for Fiscal Stability, 1789–1799
- Chapter 3 Developing a Post-Revolutionary Fiscal Politics, 1799–1814
- Chapter 4 Recasting the Fiscal-Military System, 1814–1821
- Chapter 5 The Resurgence of French Power, 1821–1830
- Chapter 6 The 1830 Revolution and the Limits of Fiscal Reform
- Chapter 7 The Ascent of the Interventionist Orleanist State, 1830–1848
- Chapter 8 The Rise and Fall of Austerity, 1848–1856
- Chapter 9 Reaching the Limits of the Fiscal-Military System, 1856–1871
- Chapter 10 The Triumph of the Notables
- References
- Index
Chapter 4 - Recasting the Fiscal-Military System, 1814–1821
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 August 2022
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- New Studies in European History
- The Making of a Fiscal-Military State in Post-Revolutionary France
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 The Nineteenth-Century French State and Its Rivals
- Chapter 2 The Revolutionary Quest for Fiscal Stability, 1789–1799
- Chapter 3 Developing a Post-Revolutionary Fiscal Politics, 1799–1814
- Chapter 4 Recasting the Fiscal-Military System, 1814–1821
- Chapter 5 The Resurgence of French Power, 1821–1830
- Chapter 6 The 1830 Revolution and the Limits of Fiscal Reform
- Chapter 7 The Ascent of the Interventionist Orleanist State, 1830–1848
- Chapter 8 The Rise and Fall of Austerity, 1848–1856
- Chapter 9 Reaching the Limits of the Fiscal-Military System, 1856–1871
- Chapter 10 The Triumph of the Notables
- References
- Index
Summary
Following Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo in 1815, the victorious allies imposed 700 million francs of reparations on the French – around 10 per cent of GDP. To pay these, the Restoration developed the final element of the nineteenth-century French fiscal system: public credit, which the government modelled largely on that of Britain. With the payment of reparations, the Restoration reintegrated France into the international order, facilitating the stabilisation of Europe and thus that of France’s domestic politics. At the same time, Napoleonic conscription was overhauled, and replaced with a system of limited military service that lasted until the 1870s. Though often overlooked by historians, the Restoration therefore did much to facilitate the creation of a sustainable, stable post-revolutionary fiscal-military state.
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