Bachmann was a Swiss officer

Page 52. — 1. Westermann was of German descent. He distinguished himself in the early campaigns of the Révolution but perished on the scaffold in the Reign of Terror.

Page 53. — 1. s'aguerrissait peu à peu, gradually became bolder ; aguerrir is, literally, to accustom to war {guerre).

Page 54. — le Manège was the meeting-place of the Assembly. It was on the north side of the Jardin des Tuileries and owed its name to the fact that it had once been a riding school.

Page 55. — 1. au pas de course, 071 a run.

Page 56. — 1. contre-coups, effects, conséquences.

Page 59. — 1. brisant pour briser, breaking for {the sake of) breaking.

Page 60. — 1. corps de garde, sentry box,guard room.