France institutes the Corvée, a system of forced labour for road-building

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The Corvée, a system of using forced labour to construct and repair main roads, is organised in France by Orry, the Controller-General.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "France institutes the Corvée, a system of forced labour for road-building". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17418, accessed 19 March 2024.]

17418 France institutes the Corvée, a system of forced labour for road-building 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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