Explore 797 historical events and records for France in 1793.
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 40 of 797 unique records.
The Constitution of 1793 proclaimed broad civic equality while revolutionary deputies debated the ownership and distribution of property. Its principles added ideological force to demands for complete abolition of feudal vestiges.
Hanriot retained influence over the Paris Guard after the fall of the Girondins. Control of citizen arms strengthened the political power of radical municipal leaders.
Custine took over the Army of the North during a period of defeat and distrust. He faced pressure to save threatened fortresses without adequate time to restore the field army.
The garrison manned batteries intended to disrupt advancing siege works. French gun crews had to conserve ammunition while contesting the enemy's gradual approach.
Barère was active in a Committee of Public Safety charged with urgent constitutional and military tasks. Preparations for the new constitution occurred amid civil war and foreign invasion.
Robespierre endorsed a constitution that recognized broad political rights while defending republican unity. Its promises stood in tension with the suspension of normal constitutional rule.
Saint-Just helped articulate constitutional ideas emphasizing popular sovereignty and civic duties. The June constitution provided a democratic program that wartime government did not immediately implement.
Beauharnais refused appointment as minister of war before taking senior command in the revolutionary armies.
The siege placed residents at risk from shells and damage to buildings. Ferrand's defenders operated amid growing pressures on civilian supplies and urban infrastructure.
The Corsican Convention dissolves Corsicas Primary Assembly. Corsica is split into 2 in order to reduce Paolis influence
The Corsican Convention dissolves Corsicas Primary Assembly. Corsica is split into 2 in order to reduce Paolis influence.
Georges Jacques Danton left the Committee of Public Safety.
Leaves the Committee of Public Safety
Leaves the Committee of Public Safety
Stabs Marat to death in his bath. Stabs Jean-Paul Marat to death in his bath. A reaction to the Jacobin challenge to the Girondists.
Stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, a Girondist and anti-Jacobin.
Marat is assassinated by Charlotte Corday and becomes a martyr figure for radical revolutionaries.
Death of Jean Paul Marat, founder of "Lami du Peuple" & deputy for Paris
Death of Jean Paul Marat, founder of "Lami du Peuple" and deputy for Paris.
Joins the Army of Carteaux acting against Marseille & Toulon
Napoleon I joined the Army of Carteaux acting against Marseille and Toulon.
Joins the Army of Carteaux acting against Marseille & Toulon
Death of Jacques Cathelineau, killed at the siege of Naples
Death of Jacques Cathelineau, killed at the siege of Naples.
Killed at the siege of Nantes
The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed
The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed.
The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed
At her trial Corday acknowledged killing Marat and presented the act as a political necessity. The Tribunal rejected her justification and sentenced her to death.
Charlotte Corday appeared before the Revolutionary Tribunal after assassinating Marat. Her trial linked an individual murder to the wider struggle between Girondins and Montagnards.
The Revolutionary Tribunal sentenced Charlotte Corday to death for killing Jean Paul Marat. Her execution made the political tensions surrounding the assassination still more bitter.
Declared a traitor to the French Republic & guillotined
Declared a traitor to the French Republic & guillotined
The July law required the destruction of documents that had served as evidence for feudal claims. The measure aimed to prevent former lords from reviving obligations through archival proof.
The National Convention abolished remaining feudal dues without indemnity. The act overcame compensation requirements that had limited the August 1789 settlement.
Republican lawmakers eliminated the redemption of surviving feudal charges, which had frustrated many farmers since 1789. The reform constituted a major shift from compensated abolition to outright termination.
Olympe de Gouges was imprisoned because authorities regarded her political writings as counter-revolutionary.
Danton was elected president of the National Convention during the struggle between revolutionary factions.
The defenders could not retain every work attacked by Coalition troops. Loss of the hornworks exposed the main position to closer artillery and assault.
The Committee is already entering a more powerful and active phase, which would see it become a de facto dictatorship alongside its similarly powerful partner, the Committee of General Security
Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.