Battle of Fleurus (1794) 1795, the Dutch Republic was extinguished. After Fleurus, the republican army would keep its momentum in the war, staying on the offensive until its eventual victory against the First Coalition in 1797. Politically, the battle invalidated the argument that continuation of the revolutionary Reign of Terror was necessary because of the military threat to France's very existence. Thus, some would argue, victory at Fleurus was a leading cause of the Thermidorian Reaction a month later. Saint-Just arrived in Paris after such a great victory only to die with Maximilien Robespierre and the other leading Jacobins. Battle of Fleurus (1794) The
The Terror of the Transvaal the young duck, whose name he still does not know, has taught him a valuable lesson: never trust anyone completely. The story's closing narration reveals the young Boer's name to be Flintheart Glomgold, who will grow up to be the world's second richest duck, and Scrooge's nemesis. Several of Don Rosa's works featuring Scrooge and Donald Duck are inspired by or contain hidden references to classic comics stories by Carl Barks. In this volume: The Terror of the Transvaal "The Terror of the Transvaal" is a Scrooge McDuck comic story by Don Rosa. It is the sixth of the original