The colors themselves have no specific meaning. Blue and red were traditionally the colors of the city of Paris, and white was an ancient color in banners used by the French in battle. The white was added to create a more 'national' character instead of a purely Parisian one.
During the French Revolution, Catholicism was the official religion of the French state. On those times, the clergy wore long white robes.
Executions began the French Revolution at the Bastille. They were not state sanctioned, but they were much more then murder or simple mob violence. The actual Reign of Terror goes from 27 June 1793 until 27 July 1793 when thousands met their death.
The Haitian Revolution is unique because it cultivated a mass murder of white people. It took place from 1791 to 1804.
One of the large scale examples of what white Americans in the South feared; organized rebellion by slaves against their French owners that led to the establishment of a free state run near entirely by freed African slaves.
tricolor
During the French Revolution, Catholicism was the official religion of the French state. On those times, the clergy wore long white robes.
The flag of Egypt has horizontal bands of red, white and black. The white band has a gold eagle of Saladin. The red band stands for the time before the Revolution. The white band stands for the bloodless revolution. The black band stands for the oppression of the Egyptian people.
Marie-Joseph Paul YVes Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette was a general in the American Army during the American Revolution, and in the French Army during the French Revolution. The park across the street from the White House in Washington, DC is named Lafayette Park in his honor.
It became the French Tricolore of Blue, White and Red.
the red stands for the blood that the leaders shed during revolution and theblue represent the piece that they have i n the country
a white flag
Until the Revolution, French soldiers marched under the banner of the Bourbon Kings, which was white. So a white flag olriginally was used for surrendering TO the French.
They were the army of the Czar. (The King).
The news of the French Revolution inspired both white and black populations in Haiti to fight for independence and equality. White colonists sought to maintain their control over the island, while black slaves saw an opportunity to seize freedom and rights. The revolution in France fueled tensions and ultimately led to the Haitian Revolution, where both populations clashed in a struggle for power and independence.
King George V proclaimed in 1921 that Canadas' official colours were Red and White. The flag was modeled after these colours. The red stands for the English by representing Saint George's Cross, while the white stands for the French by representing the French Royal Emblem.
Because it shows that france has abolished monarchy and had become a republic.
Just after the French Revolution, the King Louis XVI had to accept to wear la cocarde, which is a circle ribbon composed of three colors, blue, white, and red. At this time, the blue and red colors represented the city of Paris, which was the center of the Revolution. The white color represented the Kings of France, such as the lily flower. The message of the flag was so : The King is now between the hands of Paris (until the Revolution, the King lived in Versailles).