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Events on Wednesday 5 September 1798 2
1798Jourdan LawFrance introduces universal conscriptionThe French Directory passed the Jourdan-Delbrel law, making all unmarried men aged 20 to 25 liable for military service. It set up the conscription system that later supplied Napoleon's armies.
1798Jourdan LawFrance introduces universal conscriptionThe French Directory passed the Jourdan-Delbrel law, making all unmarried men aged 20 to 25 liable for military service. It set up the conscription system that later supplied Napoleon's armies.