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Firing on the Champ de Mars crowd: Petition campaign turns tragic

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Firing on the Champ de Mars crowd: Petition campaign turns tragic

Brissot, Jacques-Pierre · Champ de Mars · Journalist and politician

Brissot's republican-leaning petition milieu was confronted with a violent outcome rather than the anticipated peaceful expression of opinion. The event sharpened divisions over legitimate forms of political participation.

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