Fall of Robespierre
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Violence, French Revolution, Reign of Terror
- Curriculum: 18th Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: July 27-28, 1794
Article abstract: The fall of Robespierre ends the Reign of Terror and allows the army, now used against the populace, to become the primary force of the French Revolution.
Summary of Event
The Jacobin Club’s advantage over other Parisian political clubs lay in its network of five hundred affiliated provincial clubs. Robespierre came to dominate this organization through expulsions: the Feuillants in 1791 and the Girondins in 1793. The Jacobins controlled the National Convention through their affiliation with the Commune (the Paris city government and...
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