ðə sˌiːˌɑːɹsˈiː wʌz wˈiːkənd baɪ ɐ splˈɪt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, wˌɛn nˈuːmɚɹəs mˈɛmbɚz hˈɛnɹi ɹˈɑːʃɪfˌɔːɹt fˈɑːloʊd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl dʒˈɔːɹdʒᵻz bˈuːlændʒɚ hˌuː sˈɪnθəsˌaɪzd dʒˈækəbˌɪn nˈæʃənəlˌɪzəm wɪð sˈoʊʃəlˌɪzəm.
The CRC was weakened by a split in 1888, when numerous members (Henri Rochefort) followed General Georges Boulanger who synthesized Jacobin nationalism with socialism.