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- noun A
violent revolt bypeasants .
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Examples
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-- Fifteen gentlemen, assembled together at the house of M. d'Escayrac, in Castel, appeal to all good citizens to march to the assistance of the proprietors who may be attacked in this jacquerie, which is spreading everywhere; [3272] but there are too few proprietors in the country, and none of the towns have too many of them for their own protection.
The French Revolution - Volume 1 Hippolyte Taine 1860
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Where Allende favored an uprising that would observe the rules of civilized warfare and respect the lands and property of rich creoles, Hidalgo, whether he wanted to or not, found himself leading a violent and disorganized movement that resembled the 14th century peasant rebellions of the jacquerie in France and Wat Tyler in England.
Orderly rebel: the life and thought of Ignacio de Allende (1779–1811) 2008
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Hidalgo's peasant army, in the tradition of the jacquerie of 14th century France, settled scores against the ruling elite with vengeful brutality.
Miguel Hidalgo: the Father who fathered a country (1753–1811) 2008
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Hidalgo's peasant army, in the tradition of the jacquerie of 14th century France, settled scores against the ruling elite with vengeful brutality.
Miguel Hidalgo: the Father who fathered a country (1753–1811) 2008
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Where Allende favored an uprising that would observe the rules of civilized warfare and respect the lands and property of rich creoles, Hidalgo, whether he wanted to or not, found himself leading a violent and disorganized movement that resembled the 14th century peasant rebellions of the jacquerie in France and Wat Tyler in England.
Orderly rebel: the life and thought of Ignacio de Allende (1779–1811) 2008
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Where Allende favored an uprising that would observe the rules of civilized warfare and respect the lands and property of rich creoles, Hidalgo, whether he wanted to or not, found himself leading a violent and disorganized movement that resembled the 14th century peasant rebellions of the jacquerie in France and Wat Tyler in England.
Orderly rebel: the life and thought of Ignacio de Allende (1779–1811) 2008
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Hidalgo's peasant army, in the tradition of the jacquerie of 14th century France, settled scores against the ruling elite with vengeful brutality.
Miguel Hidalgo: the Father who fathered a country (1753–1811) 2008
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As for the ID-card plan, my strong advice to the incoming Prime Minister is to can it before he faces a jacquerie of protesters objecting to the cost to the taxpayer and themselves.
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Pat Buchanan's jacquerie had horridly lit up the regular Republican estate with burning barns; even so, its manor house stands singed, damaged but not yet sacked and ruined.
The Republican Implosion Kempton, Murray 1996
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The main arguments against reform are founded on prophetic fears, and if one is impressed by the threats of a _jacquerie_ on the part of the
Ireland and the Home Rule Movement Michael F. J. McDonnell
bilby commented on the word jacquerie
"The neo-Taliban now control at least twenty Afghan districts in Kandahar, Helmand, and Uruzgan provinces. It is hardly a secret that many officials in these zones are closet supporters of the guerrilla fighters. Though often characterized as a rural jacquerie they have won significant support in southern towns and they even led a Tet-style offensive in Kandahar in 2006."
- Tariq Ali, 'The American War Moves To Pakistan', 16 Sep 2008.
September 17, 2008
bilby commented on the word jacquerie
The peasants are revolting.
August 9, 2021