...This chapter describes the events of the revolution as well as its aftermath. The représentants intended gradually to take power at Geneva by means of a new law code. Law would place limits upon the powers of the magistrates by establishing a clear distinction between sovereignty and government...

... of the 1760s believed that they had suffered a defeat with the compromise or pacification of 1768. They were also sure that the lesson was learned that France needed to intervene militarily to crush the anarchists and democrats among the représentants. Certainly the magistrates were prepared...