Question

Why the french armies were termed as harbingers of liberty?

Answer 1

the french revolution was the first which brought freedom .all the educated middle class , formed jacobin clubs and tried to spread the idea of freedom and nationalsim wherever they go.i.e -the armies whenever they go to other places ,they spread the idea of nationalism.thus ,they were  considered as harbingers of liberty. but this soon turned into hostility where the people found that this did not go in hand with political freedom too.

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