,MANUAL = AN ,>M$ ,9SURRECTION 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,L\IS-,AUGU/E ,BLANQUI 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,&Y ,BLUND5 

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,?IS PROGRAM IS PURELY MILIT>Y & LEAVES 5TIRELY TO ! SIDE ! POLITICAL & SOCIAL QUE/ION1 :I* ?IS ISN'T ! PLACE =3 BESIDES1 IT GOES )\T SAY+1 ?AT ! REVOLUTION MU/ 7EFFECTIVELY WORK AGA9/ ! TYRANNY ( ! CAPITAL1 &7 RECON/ITUTE SOCIETY ON ! BASIS ( JU/ICE4 

,A ,P>ISIAN 9SURRECTION :I* REPEATS ! OLD MI/AKES NO LONG] HAS ANY *ANCE ( SUCCESS TODAY4 

,9 #a#h#c1 POPUL> F]VOR ALONE WAS 5\< TO BR+ D[N A P[] SURPRIS$ & T]RIFI$ BY AN >M$ 9SURRECTION1 AN EXTRAORD9>Y EV5T1 :I* HAD ONE *ANCE 9 A ?\S&4 

,?AT WAS GOOD ONCE4 ,! LESSON WAS LE>N$ BY ! GOV]NM5T1 :I* REMA9$ MON>*ICAL & C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y1 AL?\< IT WAS ! RESULT ( A REVOLUTION4 ,!Y BEGAN TO /UDY /REET W>F>E1 & ! NATURAL SUP]IORITY ( >T & DISCIPL9E OV] 9EXP]I5CE & CONFUSION WAS SOON REE/ABLI%$4 

,H[EV]1 IT WILL BE SAID1 9 #ahdh ! PEOPLE TRIUMPH$ US+ ! ME?ODS ( #a#h#c4 ,SO BE IT4 ,BUT LET US NOT HAVE ANY ILLUSIONS6 ,! VICTORY ( ,FEBRU>Y .<#a#h#c.> WAS NO?+ BUT A /ROKE ( LUCK4 ,IF ,L\IS-,PHILIPPE HAD S]I\SLY DEF5D$ HIMSELF1 SUPREMACY W\LD HAVE REMA9$ ) ! UNI=MS4 

,! PRO( IS ! ,JUNE DAYS4 ,IT IS H]E ?AT ONE CAN SEE H[ DISA/R\S W]E ! TACTICS1 OR RA!R ! ABS5CE ( TACTICS ( ! 9SURRECTION4 ,NEV] HAD !Y HAD SU* A FAVORABLE POSITION3 T5 *ANCES AGA9/ ONE4  

,ON ONE SIDE1 ! ,GOV]NM5T 9 TOTAL AN>*Y1 DEMORALIZ$ TROOPS3 ON ! O!R1 ALL ! WORK]S W]E SOLID & ALMO/ C]TA9 ( SUCCESS4 ,:Y DID !Y SUCCUMB8 ,[+ TO LACK ( ORGANIZATION4 ,TO ACC\NT = !IR DEFEAT1 IT IS 5\< TO ANALYZE !IR /RATEGY4 

,! UPRIS+ BREAKS \T4 ,AT ONCE1 9 ! WORK]S' DI/RICTS1 ! B>RICADES GO UP H]E & !RE1 AIMLESSLY1 AT A MULTITUDE ( PO9TS4 

,FIVE1 T51 TW5TY1 ?IRTY1 FIFTY M51 BR\<T TOGE!R BY *ANCE1 ! MAJORITY )\T WEAPONS1 !Y />T TO OV]TURN C>RIAGES1 DIG UP PAV+ /ONES & PILE !M UP TO BLOCK ! ROADS1 SOMETIMES 9 ! MIDDLE ( A /REET1 MORE (T5 AT 9T]SECTIONS4 ,MANY ( !SE B>RI]S W\LD PRES5T H>DLY ANY OB/ACLE TO ! CAVALRY4 

,SOMETIMES1 AFT] ! CRUDE BEG9N+S ( PREP>+ !IR DEF5SES1 ! BUILD]S LEAVE TO GO 9 ! SE>* ( RIFLES & AMMUNITION4 

,9 ,JUNE1 ONE C\LD C\NT MORE ?AN SIXTY B>RICADES2 AB\T ?IRTY OR SO ALONE C>RI$ ! BURD5S ( ! BATTLE4 ,( ! O!RS1 N9ETE5 OR TW5TY DID NOT FIRE A %OT4 ,FROM !RE1 GLORI\S BULLET9S MADE A LOT ( NOISE AB\T ! REMOVAL ( FIFTY B>RICADES1 :]E !RE WAS NOT A S\L4 

,:ILE SOME >E TE>+ ! PAV+ /ONES FROM ! /REETS1 O!R SMALL B&S >E DIS>M+ ! CORPS DE G>DE OR SEIZ+ GUNP[D] & WEAPONS FROM ! >MORIES4 ,ALL ?IS IS DONE )\T COORD9ATION OR DIRECTION1 AT ! M]CY ( 9DIVIDUAL IMAG9ATION4 

,LITTLE BY LITTLE1 H[EV]1 A C]TA9 NUMB] ( B>RICADES1 HI<]1 /RONG]1 BETT] BUILT1 >E *OS5 BY DEF5D]S1 :O CONC5TRATE !RE4 ,IT IS NOT CALCULATION1 BUT *ANCE :I* DET]M9ES ! SITE ( !SE PR9CIPAL =TIFICATIONS4 ,JU/ A FEW1 BY A K9D ( MILIT>Y 9SPIRATION RA!R ?AN DESIGN1 OCCUPY ! L>GE 9T]SECTIONS4 

,DUR+ ?IS FIR/ P]IOD ( ! 9SURRECTION1 ! TROOPS1 ON !IR SIDE1 GA!R4 ,! G5]ALS RECEIVE & /UDY ! POLICE REPORTS4 ,!Y TAKE GOOD C>E NOT TO LET !IR DETA*M5TS V5TURE \T )\T UNQUE/IONABLE DATA1 = FE> ( FAILURE :I* W\LD DEMORALIZE ! SOLDI]S4 ,AS SOON AS !Y HAVE DET]M9$ ! POSITIONS ( ! 9SURRECTIONI/S1 !Y MASS ! REGIM5TS AT V>I\S PO9TS :I* WILL CON/ITUTE FROM N[ ON ! BASE ( !IR OP]ATIONS4 

,BO? >MIES >E 9 POSITION4 ,LET US LOOK AT !IR MANEUV]S4 ,H]E WILL BE LAID B>E ! VICE ( POPUL> TACTICS1 ! UND\BT$ CAUSE ( ! DISA/]4 

,NEI!R DIRECTION NOR G5]AL COMM&1 NOT EV5 COORD9ATION BETWE5 ! COMBATANTS4 ,EA* B>RICADE HAS ITS P>TICUL> GR\P1 MORE OR LESS NUM]\S1 BUT ALWAYS ISOLAT$4 ,:E!R IT NUMB]S T5 OR ONE HUNDR$ M51 IT DOES NOT MA9TA9 ANY COMMUNICATION ) ! O!R POSITIONS4 ,(T5 !RE IS NOT EV5 A LEAD] TO DIRECT ! DEF5SE1 & IF !RE IS1 HIS 9FLU5CE IS NEXT TO NIL4 ,! FI<T]S DO :ATEV] COMES 9TO !IR HEAD4 ,!Y /AY1 !Y LEAVE1 !Y RETURN1 ACCORD+ TO !IR GOOD PLEASURE4 ,9 ! EV5+1 !Y GO TO SLEEP4  

,9 CONSEQU5CE ( !SE CONT9UAL COM+S & GO+S1 ! NUMB] ( CITIZ5S REMA9+ AT ! B>RICADES V>IES RAPIDLY BY A ?IRD1 A HALF1 SOMETIMES BY ?REE QU>T]S4 ,NOBODY CAN C\NT ON ANYBODY4 ,FROM ?IS GR[S DI/RU/ ( !IR CAPACITY TO SUCCE$ & ?US1 DISC\RAGEM5T4 

,NO?+ IS KN[N ( :AT IS HAPP5+ ELSE:]E & !Y DO NOT TR\BLE !MSELVES FUR!R4 ,RUMORS CIRCULATE1 SOME BLACK1 SOME ROSY4 ,!Y LI/5 PEACEABLY TO ! CANNONS & ! GUNFIRE1 :ILE DR9K+ AT ! W9E M]*ANTS4 ,AS = S5D+ RELIEF TO ! POSITIONS UND] ATTACK1 !RE IS NOT EV5 ! ?\<T ( IT4 0,LET EA* DEF5DS HIS PO/1 & ALL WILL BE WELL10 SAY ! /RONGE/4 ,?IS S+UL> REASON+ IS BECAUSE ! MAJORITY ( ! 9SURG5TS FI<T 9 !IR [N DI/RICT1 A CAPITAL FAULT :I* HAS DISA/R\S CONSEQU5CES1 9 P>TICUL> ! D5UNCIATION BY !IR NEI<BORS1 AFT] ! DEFEAT4 

,= ) SU* A SY/EM1 DEFEAT IS C]TA94 ,IT COMES AT ! 5D 9 ! P]SON ( TWO OR ?REE REGIM5TS :I* FALL UPON ! B>RICADE & CRU% !IR FEW REMA9+ DEF5D]S4 ,! :OLE BATTLE IS JU/ ! MONOTON\S REPETITION ( ?IS 9V>IABLE MANEUV]4 ,:ILE ! 9SURRECTIONI/S SMOKE !IR PIPES BEH9D HEAPS ( PAV+ /ONES1 ! 5EMY SUCCESSIVELY CONC5TRATES ALL HIS =CES AGA9/ ONE PO9T1 !N ON TO A SECOND1 A ?IRD1 A F\R?1 & !REBY EXT]M9ATES ! 9SURRECTION ONE BIT AT A TIME4 

,! POPUL> FI<T]S DO NOT TAKE C>E TO C\NT] ?IS EASY TASK4 ,EA* GR\P AWAITS ITS TURN PHILOSOPHICALLY & W\LD NOT V5TURE TO RUN TO ! AID ( A NEI<BOR 9 DANG]4 ,NO6 0,HE WILL DEF5D HIS PO/2 HE CANNOT GIVE UP HIS PO/40 

,?IS IS H[ ONE P]I%ES ?R\< ABSURDITY6 

,:51 ?ANKS TO SU* GRAVE FAULTS1 ! GREAT ,P>ISIAN REVOLT ( #ahdh WAS %ATT]$ LIKE GLASS BY ! MO/ PITIFUL ( GOV]NM5TS1 :AT CATA/ROPHE %\LD WE NOT FE> IF WE BEG9 AGA9 ) ! SAME /UPIDITY1 BE=E A SAVAGE MILIT>ISM1 :I* N[ HAS 9 ITS S]VICE ! REC5T CONQUE/S ( SCI5CE & TE*NOLOGY3 RAILWAYS1 ! ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH1 RIFL$ CANNON1 ! BREE*-LOAD+ RIFLES8 

,= EXAMPLE1 SOME?+ WE %\LD NOT C\NT AS ONE ( ! NEW ADVANTAGES ( ! 5EMY IS ! /RATEGIC ?OR\<F>ES :I* N[ FURR[ ! CITY 9 ALL ! DIRECTIONS4 ,!Y >E FE>$1 BUT WRONGLY4 ,!RE IS NO?+ AB\T !M TO BE WORRI$ AB\T4 ,F> FROM HAV+ CREAT$ A DANG] = ! 9SURRECTION1 AS PEOPLE ?9K1 ON ! CONTR>Y !Y (F] A MIXTURE ( DISADVANTAGES & ADVANTAGES = ! TWO P>TIES4 ,IF ! TROOPS CIRCULATE ) MORE EASE ALONG !M1 ON ! O!R H& !Y >E ALSO HEAVILY EXPOS$ & 9 ! OP54 

,SU* /REETS >E UNUSABLE UND] GUNFIRE4 ,MOREOV]1 BALCONIES >E M9IATURE BA/IONS1 PROVID+ L9ES ( FIRE ON !IR FLANKS1 :I* ORD9>Y W9D[S DO NOT4 ,LA/LY1 !SE LONG /RAI<T AV5UES DES]VE P]FECTLY ! NAME ( B\LEV>D ?AT IS GIV5 TO !M4 ,!Y >E 9DE$ TRUE B\LEV>DS1 :I* CON/ITUTE ! NATURAL FRONT ( A V]Y GREAT /R5G?4 

,! WEAPON P> EXCELL5CE 9 /REET W>F>E IS ! RIFLE4 ,! CANNON MAKES MORE NOISE ?AN EFFECT4 ,>TILL]Y C\LD HAVE S]I\S IMPACT ONLY BY ! USE ( 9C5DI>IES4 ,BUT SU* AN ATROCITY1 EMPLOY$ SY/EMATICALLY ON A L>GE SCALE1 W\LD SOON TURN AGA9/ ITS AU?ORS & W\LD BE TO !IR LOSS4 

,! GR5ADE1 :I* PEOPLE HAVE ! BAD HABIT ( CALL+ A BOMB1 IS G5]ALLY SECOND>Y1 & SUBJECT BESIDES TO A MASS ( DISADVANTAGES4 ,IT CONSUMES A LOT ( P[D] = LITTLE EFFECT1 IS V]Y DANG]\S TO H&LE1 HAS NO RANGE & CAN ONLY BE US$ FROM W9D[S4 ,PAV+ /ONES DO ALMO/ AS MU* H>M BUT >E NOT SO EXP5SIVE4 ,! WORK]S DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO WA/E4 

,= ! 9T]IOR ( H\SES1 ! REVOLV] & ! BAYONET1 SWORD1 SAB] & DAGG]4 ,9 A BO>D+ H\SE1 A PIKE OR EI<T-FOOT LONG HALB]D W\LD TRIUMPH OV] ! BAYONET4 

,! >MY HAS ONLY TWO GREAT ADVANTAGES OV] ! PEOPLE3 ! BREE*-LOAD+ RIFLE & ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS LA/ ESPECIALLY IS IMM5SE1 IRRESI/IBLE4 ,=TUNATELY ONE CAN DEPRIVE HIM ( ?IS ADVANTAGE1 & 9 ?IS CASE ASC5DANCY PASSES TO ! SIDE ( ! 9SURRECTION4 

,9 CIVIL DISORD]S1 ) R>E EXCEPTIONS SOLDI]S M>* ONLY ) LOA?+1 BY =CE & BR&Y4 ,!Y W\LD LIKE TO BE ELSE:]E & MORE (T5 LOOK BEH9D ?AN AHEAD4 ,BUT AN IRON H& RETA9S !M AS SLAVES & VICTIMS ( A PITILESS DISCIPL9E2 )\T ANY AFFECTION = AU?ORITY1 !Y OBEY ONLY FE> & >E LACK+ 9 ANY 9ITIATIVE4 ,A DETA*M5T :I* IS CUT (F IS A LO/ DETA*M5T4 ,! COMM&]S >E NOT UNAW>E ( ?IS1 & WORRY ABOVE ALL TO MA9TA9 COMMUNICATION BETWE5 ALL !IR =CES4 ,?IS NE$ CANCELS \T A PORTION ( !IR MANP[]4 

,9 ! POPUL> RANKS1 !RE IS NO?+ LIKE ?IS4 ,!RE ONE FI<TS = AN IDEA4 ,!RE ONLY VOLUNTE]S >E F\ND1 & :AT DRIVES !M IS 5?USIASM1 NOT FE>4 ,SUP]IOR TO ! ADV]S>Y 9 DEVOTION1 !Y >E MU* MORE /ILL 9 9TELLIG5CE4 ,!Y HAVE ! UPP] H& OV] HIM MORALLY & EV5 PHYSICALLY1 BY CONVICTION1 /R5G?1 F]TILITY ( RES\RCES1 PROMPTNESS ( BODY & SPIRIT1 !Y HAVE BO? ! HEAD & ! HE>T4 ,NO TROOP 9 ! WORLD IS ! EQUAL ( !SE ELITE M54 

,SO :AT DO !Y LACK 9 ORD] TO VANQUI%8 ,!Y LACK ! UNITY & COH]5CE :I*1 BY HAV+ !M ALL CONTRIBUTE TO ! SAME GOAL1 FO/]S ALL ?OSE QUALITIES :I* ISOLATION R5D]S IMPOT5T4 ,!Y LACK ORGANIZATION4 ,)\T IT1 !Y HAV5'T GOT A *ANCE4 ,ORGANIZATION IS VICTORY2 DISP]SION IS DEA?4 

,JUNE #ahdh PUT ?IS TRU? BEYOND QUE/ION4 ,:AT W\LD BE ! CASE TODAY8 ,) ! OLD ME?ODS1 ! 5TIRE PEOPLE W\LD SUCCUMB %\LD ! TROOPS DECIDE TO HOLD \T1 & !Y WILL HOLD \T1 SO LONG AS !Y SEE BE=E !M ONLY IRREGUL> =CES1 )\T DIRECTION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! V]Y SI<T ( A ,P>ISIAN >MY 9 GOOD ORD] OP]AT+ ACCORD+ TO TACTICAL REGULATIONS W\LD /RIKE ! SOLDI]S DUMB & MAKE !M DROP !IR RESI/ANCE4 

,A MILIT>Y ORGANIZATION1 ESPECIALLY :5 IT HAS TO BE IMPROVIS$ ON ! BATTLE FIELD1 IS NO SMALL BUS9ESS = \R P>TY4 ,IT PRESUPPOSES A COMM&]-9-*IEF &1 UP TO A C]TA9 PO9T1 ! USUAL S]IES ( (FIC]S ( ALL RANKS4 ,:]E TO F9D ?IS P]SONNEL8 ,REVOLUTION>Y & SOCIALI/ MIDDLE-CLASS M5 >E R>E & ! FEW ?AT !RE >E FI<T ONLY ! W> ( ! P54 ,!SE G5TLEM5 IMAG9E !Y CAN TURN ! WORLD UPSIDE D[N ) !IR BOOKS & !IR NEWSPAP]S1 & = SIXTE5 YE>S !Y HAVE SCRIBBL$ AS F> AS ! EYE CAN SEE1 )\T BE+ TIR$ \T BY !IR DIFFICULTIES2 ) AN EQU9E PATI5CE1 !Y SUFF] ! BIT1 ! SADDLE & ! RID+ CROP1 & NEV] A KICK6 ,DAMN ?AT6 ,RETURN ! BL[S8 ,?AT'S = L\TS4 

,!SE H]OES ( ! 9K/& PR(ESS ! SAME SCORN = ! SWORD AS (FIC]S = !IR SLICES ( BREAD & BUTT]4 ,!Y DO NOT SEEM TO SUSPECT ?AT =CE IS ! ONLY GU>ANTEE ( FRE$OM2 ?AT PEOPLE >E SLAVES :]EV] ! CITIZ5S >E IGNORANT ( >T ( SOLDI]Y & GIVE UP ! PRIVILEGE TO A CA/E OR A CORPORATE BODY4 

,9 ! REPUBLICS ( ANTIQUITY1 AMONG ! ,GREEKS & ,ROMANS1 EV]YONE KNEW & PRACTIC$ ! >T ( W>4 ,! PR(ESSIONAL SOLDI] WAS AN UNKN[N SPECIES4 ,CIC]O WAS A G5]AL1 ,CES> A LAWY]4 ,BY TAK+ (F ! TOGA & DONN+ ! UNI=M1 !Y W\LD BEG9 AS COLONEL OR CAPTA9 & W\LD ACQUIT !MSELVES ABLY4 ,AS LONG AS IT IS NOT ! SAME 9 ,FRANCE1 WE WILL REMA9 CIVILIANS FIT TO BE CUT D[N AT M]CY ( ! (FIC] CA/E4 

,?\S&S ( ! $UCAT$ Y\NG1 WORK+-CLASS & B\RGEOIS TREMBLE UND] A DETE/$ YOKE4 ,TO BREAK IT1 DO !Y ?9K ( TAK+ UP ! SWORD8 ,NO6 ,! P51 ALWAYS ! P51 ONLY ! P54 ,:Y ! ONE & NOT ! O!R1 AS ! DUTY ( A REPUBLICAN REQUIRES8 ,9 TIMES ( TYRANNY1 TO WRITE IS F9E1 TO FI<T IS BETT]1 :5 ! 5SLAV$ P5 REMA9S P[]LESS4 ,EH BI51 NO6 ,!Y PUBLI% A PAMPHLET1 !N GO 9TO PRISON1 BUT !Y DO NOT ?9K ( OP5+ A MANUAL ( MILIT>Y TACTICS1 TO LE>N !RE 9 TW5TY-F\R H\RS ! TRADE :I* CON/ITUTES ALL ! P[] ( \R OPPRESSORS1 & :I* W\LD PUT 9 \R H&S \R REV5GE & !IR PUNI%M5T4 

,BUT :AT IS ! GOOD ( !SE COMPLA9TS8 IT IS ! /UPID PRACTICE ( \R TIME TO DEPLORE SOME?+ 9/EAD ( DO+ SOME?+ AB\T IT4 ,J]EMIADS >E ! FA%ION4 ,J]EMIAH POSES 9 ALL ! ATTITUDES1 HE CRIES1 :IPS1 HE DOGMATIZES1 HE DOM9ATES1 HE ?UND]S1 ! PLAGUE ( ALL PLAGUES4 ,LET US LEAVE !SE ELEGIZ]S1 !SE GRAVE-DIGG]S ( FRE$OM6 ,! DUTY ( A REVOLUTIONI/ IS ! FI<T1 ! FI<T COME :AT MAY1 ! FI<T UNTIL DEA?4 

,DO ! CADRES LACK = ! =M+ ( AN >MY8 ,EH BI56 ,WE MU/ IMPROVISE !M ON ! GR\ND EV51 9 ! C\RSE ( ACTION4 ,! PEOPLE ( ,P>IS WILL PROVIDE ALL ! ELEM5TS1 =M] SOLDI]S1 EX-NATIONAL GU>DS4 ,!IR SC>CITY WILL OBLIGE US TO R$UCE TO A M9IMUM ! NUMB] ( (FIC]S & ,N,C,OS4 ,BUT NO MATT]4 ,! ZEAL1 ! >DOR1 ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! VOLUNTE]S1 WILL MAKE UP = ?IS DEFICIT4 

,! ESS5TIAL ?+ IS TO ORGANIZE4 ,NO MORE ( !SE TUMULTU\S RIS+S1 ) T5 ?\S& ISOLAT$ HEADS1 ACT+ AT R&OM1 9 DISORD]1 )\T ANY OV]ALL DESIGN1 EA* 9 !IR LOCAL >EA & ACT+ ACCORD+ TO !IR [N :IM6 ,NO MORE ( !SE ILL-CONCEIV$ & BADLY MADE B>RICADES1 :I* WA/E TIME1 5CUMB] ! /REETS1 & BLOCK CIRCULATION1 AS NECESS>Y TO ONE P>TY AS ! O!R4 ,AS MU* AS ! TROOPS1 ! ,REPUBLICAN MU/ HAVE FRE$OM ( HIS MOVEM5TS4 

,NO USELESS RAC+ AB\T1 HURLY-BURLY1 CLAMOR+6 ,EV]Y M9UTE & EV]Y /EP IS EQUALLY PRECI\S4 ,ABOVE ALL1 DO NOT HOLE UP 9 \R [N DI/RICT AS ! 9SURRECTIONI/S HAVE NEV] FAIL$ TO DO1 TO !IR GREAT H>M4 ,?IS MANIA1 AFT] HAV+ CAUS$ ! DEFEAT1 FACILITATES PROSCRIPTIONS4 ,WE MU/ CURE \RSELVES ( ?IS UND] P5ALTY ( CATA/ROPHE4 

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