▁on ▁July ▁ 1 9 . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 1 : ▁The ▁royal ist ▁army ▁in ▁Qu iber on ▁surr enders . ▁ 7 4 8 ▁é migr és ▁are ▁executed ▁by ▁firing ▁squad . ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 2 2 : ▁The ▁Peace ▁of ▁Bas el ▁is ▁signed ▁between ▁Spain ▁and ▁France . ▁France ▁receives ▁from ▁Spain ▁the ▁western ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Saint - D omin igue ▁( now ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ). ▁With ▁Spain ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁France ▁is ▁at ▁war ▁only ▁with ▁Austria ▁and ▁England . ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 9 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁orders ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁Joseph ▁F ouch é ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁Mont agn ard ▁deput ies . ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 1 5 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁adopt s ▁the ▁Franc ▁as ▁the ▁French ▁mon et ary ▁unit . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 2 - Se ptember ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁The ▁new ▁Constitution ▁is ▁approved : ▁the ▁Directory ▁takes ▁power ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 2 : ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁III ▁( Const itution ▁de ▁l ' An ▁III ), ▁the ▁new ▁Constitution , ▁is ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Convention . ▁It ▁calls ▁for ▁an ▁upper ▁and ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁parliament , ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁models , ▁and ▁an ▁executive ▁Directory ▁of ▁five ▁members . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁deput ies ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Assembly ▁are ▁former ▁deput ies ▁of ▁the ▁Convention . ▁▁ ▁September ▁ 2 3 : ▁Appro ved