Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jean-Baptiste Carrier Biography and Timeline

Follow Jean-Baptiste Carrier through 5 dated historical records for France.

Jean-Baptiste Carrier, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1794–1794Years on this page

1794

Carrier faces Nantes accusations - Balance of power

Convention deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Jean-Baptiste Carrier figured in events surrounding carrier faces nantes accusations at Paris. Investigation of his conduct became a prominent means of judging excesses committed under revolutionary emergency rule. Its importance lay in the transfer of effective authority away from the political networks that had dominated during the Terror.

Role range: 1793-1799

Carrier faces Nantes accusations

Convention deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Carrier faced mounting allegations concerning executions and drownings during his mission at Nantes. Investigation of his conduct became a prominent means of judging excesses committed under revolutionary emergency rule.

Role range: 1793-1799

Carrier condemned - Institutional consequence

Former representative on mission · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Jean-Baptiste Carrier figured in events surrounding carrier condemned at Paris. His fate illustrated how the Thermidorian regime punished selected officials of the earlier Terror. This episode contributed to the replacement of centralized Jacobin emergency rule with a less unified, more conservative Convention.

Role range: 1793-1799

Carrier condemned

Former representative on mission · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Carrier was executed after proceedings focused on the brutal repression associated with Nantes. His fate illustrated how the Thermidorian regime punished selected officials of the earlier Terror.

Role range: 1793-1799

Carrier Faces Accountability for Nantes Repression

Convention deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Carrier was prosecuted over his conduct during the revolutionary repression at Nantes. The case became a major test of whether former agents of the Terror would answer for abuses.

Role range: 1793-1799

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.