Girondin-Mountain conflict
Danton attempted to maneuver between rival Convention factions as the struggle with the Girondins intensified.
Role range: 1793-1799
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Georges Jacques Danton Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow Georges Jacques Danton through 168 dated historical records for France.
Georges Jacques Danton, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1793–1794Years on this page
1793
Hébertist criticism of Danton
Jacques Hébert and allies attacked Danton at the Jacobin Club as disputes deepened among revolutionary factions.
Role range: 1793-1799
Indulgent political grouping
Danton became identified with the Indulgents, whose supporters sought a relaxation of emergency repression and political persecution.
Role range: 1793-1799
National unity during invasion
Danton invoked the need for republican unity as France confronted foreign coalitions and rebellions within its borders.
Role range: 1793-1799
Proposal for extraordinary tribunal
Danton urged the Convention to establish an extraordinary criminal tribunal to deal with alleged counterrevolutionary threats.
Role range: 1793-1799
Refusal of renewed committee service
Danton declined to resume a seat on the Committee of Public Safety after renewed consideration of his membership in September.
Role range: 1793-1799
Revolutionary army proposal
Danton supported deploying extraordinary forces for internal security amid fears that military threats and internal revolts could reinforce one another.
Role range: 1793-1799
Revolutionary government disputes
Danton's criticism of unchecked coercion sharpened disagreements over how long emergency wartime government should continue.
Role range: 1793-1799
Robespierre's temporary defense
Robespierre defended Danton against some denunciations, although cooperation between the leading Jacobins subsequently deteriorated.
Role range: 1793-1799
Vote in royal trial
Danton supported the death sentence for Louis XVI during the Convention's proceedings against the deposed monarch.
Role range: 1793-1799
Doctrine of Natural Frontiers
Declares the doctrine of France's natural frontiers
Role range: 1793-1799
Doctrine of Natural Frontiers
Georges Jacques Danton declared the doctrine of France's natural frontiers.
Role range: 1793-1799
1794
Support for Abolition of Slavery
Danton supported the Convention's abolition of slavery in the French colonies.
Role range: 1793-1799
Dantonist Crisis
Danton and his allies are arrested after criticism of the Terror and the Committee of Public Safety
Role range: 1789-1795
Dantonist Crisis
Danton and his allies are arrested after criticism of the Terror and the Committee of Public Safety.
Role range: 1789-1795
Arrest of Georges Jacques Danton
Arrested for conspiring with foreign monarchs & links to the India company scandal
Role range: 1793-1799
Arrest of Georges Jacques Danton
Georges Jacques Danton was arrested for conspiring with foreign monarchs and links to the India company scandal.
Role range: 1793-1799
Scandal
Arrested for conspiring with foreign monarchs & links to the India company scandal
Role range: 1793-1799
Hebertist leaders suppressed: Factional danger moves toward moderates
Danton's associates observed the removal of the Hébertists as the government tightened control over rival revolutionary currents. The crackdown soon preceded prosecution of Danton's own circle.
Role range: 1793-1799
Danton Confronts Revolutionary Tribunal
Danton defended himself vigorously after arrest with associates accused of political and financial misconduct. The prosecution turned the emergency justice machinery against one of its former champions.
Role range: 1793-1799
Danton and Associates Executed After Trial
Danton was guillotined with Desmoulins and other convicted associates. Their deaths removed influential critics of revolutionary repression.
Role range: 1793-1799
Death of Georges Jacques Danton
Danton is executed
Role range: 1793-1799
Death of Georges Jacques Danton
Danton is executed.
Role range: 1793-1799
Execution
Death of George's Jacques Danton
Role range: 1793-1799
Execution
Georges Jacques Danton was executed.
Role range: 1793-1799
Execution of Dantonists
Danton and several allies are executed leaving Robespierre and the committees more isolated
Role range: 1789-1795
Execution of Dantonists
Danton and several allies are executed leaving Robespierre and the committees more isolated.
Role range: 1789-1795
Convention Approves Colonial Slavery Abolition
Danton publicly welcomed the Convention's abolition of slavery in French colonies, framing emancipation as a republican principle amid wartime upheaval.
Role range: 1789-1799
Danton Removed from Effective Court Defense
During Danton's trial the authorities curtailed defendants' ability to challenge the accusations and proceedings. Exceptional methods prevented a full adversarial hearing.
Role range: 1793-1799
Dantonists Face Extraordinary Tribunal Charges
Danton and his allies appeared before the Revolutionary Tribunal as their opponents accused them of corruption and conspiracy. The proceedings exposed the danger of dissent within government circles.
Role range: 1793-1799
Indulgent Jacobins Call for Reduced Terror
Danton and associates became identified with appeals for greater restraint in emergency punishment. Their stance provoked suspicion from other revolutionary leaders.
Role range: 1793-1799
Desmoulins remembered among condemned Indulgents
The paired executions of Danton and Desmoulins became a symbol of revolutionary leaders turning against one another. Their deaths illustrated the political costs of an expanding definition of conspiracy.
Role range: 1793-1799
Arrest of Danton
Danton was arrested with prominent associates at the end of March as the revolutionary government moved against the Indulgents.
Role range: 1793-1799
Colonial slavery abolition debate
Danton backed the Convention's abolition of slavery in the French colonies, speaking for the republic's claim to universal liberty.
Role range: 1793-1799
Condemnation of Indulgents
The Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced Danton and several allies to death after proceedings marked by political intervention.
Role range: 1793-1799
Confrontation with revolutionary committees
Danton's position became increasingly vulnerable as leading committee members regarded the Indulgents as a threat to unity.
Role range: 1793-1799
Confrontational courtroom defense
Danton vigorously challenged the charges at his trial and attempted to address the court and spectators despite restrictions on his defense.
Role range: 1793-1799
Desmoulins executed alongside Danton
The execution of journalist Camille Desmoulins alongside Danton destroyed a key personal and political partnership within the revolutionary movement.
Role range: 1793-1799
End of Danton's Convention mandate
Danton's execution ended the parliamentary career of a deputy who had helped establish the Republic and then challenged its emergency leadership.
Role range: 1793-1799
Execution at Place de la Révolution
Danton was guillotined on 5 April with Camille Desmoulins and other condemned associates, ending the Indulgent challenge to the committees.
Role range: 1793-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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