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1793), incident precipitated by the military adventurism of Citizen Edmond Charles Genêt, a minister to the United States dispatched by the revolutionary Girondist regime of the new French Republic, which at the time was at war with Great Britain and Spain. His activities violated an American proclamation of neutrality in the European conflict and greatly embarrassed France's supporters in the United States.
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∙ 9y agoThe Citizen Genet affair primarily involved Edmond-Charles Genet, a French ambassador to the United States of America throughout the French Revolution. He began visiting America in 1793 in order to promote American support for French wars against Britain and Spain.
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The Genet affair involved?
Citizen Edmond Genet?
Edmond-Charles Genet was the French Ambassador in the United States during the French Revolution. He is called citizen Genet and he tried to recruit people to join the French and fight the British.
Why was Citizen Genet expelled from the US?
He wasn't. The Jacobins recalled Ambassador Genet to France where his liely fate would have been the guillotine, but President Washington granted him asylum in the US where ge lived until his death in Greenbush, New York in 1834.
Who did edmond genet try to get support from?
Edmond-Charles Genet was a French ambassador to the United States during the French Revolution. He was sent to the United States to try to get their support for France's wars with Spain and Britain.
What did Edmond Genet ask American sailors to do?
Help France fight England by commanding privateers
The Genet affair involved?
What international bond weakened due to the citizen genet affair?
French-American
What effect did the Citizen Genet Affair have on American politics?
Public support for the French declined, without noticeably increasing support for British-American connections.
How tall is Sabryn Genet?
Sabryn Genet's birth name is Ertle, Sabryn Genet.
Does a genet live in the rainforest?
what rainforest does a genet live in
What is the name of a genet with very long tail and spotted or banded coat?
The Cape Genet (Genetta tigrina), also known as the Blotched Genet or the Large-spotted Genet.
What is the first name of french writer Genet?
Jean Genet
When was Saint Genet created?
Saint Genet was created in 1952.
When did Edmond Genet die?
Edmond Genet died in 1917.
When did Ray Genet die?
Ray Genet died in 1979.
When was Ray Genet born?
Ray Genet was born in 1931.
When was Genet Gebregiorgis born?
Genet Gebregiorgis was born in 1975.
