Thermidor Crisis
Hanriot attempts to mobilise armed support for Robespierre in Paris.
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Thermidor Crisis
Le Bas remains loyal to Robespierre during the crisis and is arrested with the faction
Thermidor Crisis
Le Bas remains loyal to Robespierre during the crisis and is arrested with the faction.
Thermidor Crisis
Legendre helps prevent Robespierre from rallying support in the Convention
Thermidor Crisis
Legendre helps prevent Robespierre from rallying support in the Convention.
Thermidor Crisis
Payan encourages the Commune to rally the sections in defence of Robespierre
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Payan encourages the Commune to rally the sections in defence of Robespierre.
Thermidor Crisis
Augustin Robespierre demands to share the fate of his brother and is arrested
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Augustin Robespierre demands to share the fate of his brother and is arrested.
Thermidor Crisis
Saint-Just is interrupted before he can deliver his defence of Robespierre
Thermidor Crisis
Saint-Just is interrupted before he can deliver his defence of Robespierre.
Thermidor Crisis
Tallien attacks Robespierre before the National Convention and helps start the revolt of 9 Thermidor
Thermidor Crisis
Tallien attacks Robespierre before the National Convention and helps start the revolt of 9 Thermidor.
Thermidor Crisis
Vadier supports the attack on the Robespierrist faction during the Convention crisis
Thermidor Crisis
Vadier supports the attack on the Robespierrist faction during the Convention crisis.
Thermidor Ends Leading Jacobin Control of Court
The arrest of Robespierre undermined the political network directing emergency judicial policy. Tribunal officials closely associated with his faction quickly became vulnerable.
Thermidorian Attack on Robespierre
Tallien confronts Robespierre in the Convention and helps rally deputies against the dominant members of the Committee of Public Safety.
Thermidorian Deputies Overthrow Jacobin Leadership
Tallien helped unite Convention opponents against Robespierre on 9 Thermidor. The arrests destroyed the political leadership most closely associated with the Jacobins.
Younger Robespierre Seeks Refuge at City Hall
Augustin Robespierre joined supporters gathered at city hall during the Thermidorian confrontation. His fate became linked to the collapse of the Commune's attempted resistance.
Capture
Hanriot is captured after the collapse of Commune resistance
Capture
Hanriot is captured after the collapse of Commune resistance.
Capture
Augustin Robespierre is injured after trying to escape from the Hotel de Ville
Capture
Augustin Robespierre is injured after trying to escape from the Hotel de Ville.
Capture
Convention troops capture Robespierre after the Commune defence collapses
Capture
Convention troops capture Robespierre after the Commune defence collapses.
Commune defense collapses at Hotel de Ville
Troops loyal to the Convention overcame the last municipal resistance associated with Hanriot. The collapse deprived the Robespierrists of an armed refuge in Paris.
Convention Forces Approach Municipal Stronghold
Barras commanded troops acting for the Convention during the night after Robespierre's arrest. Their advance toward city hall forced the Commune's defenders to scatter.
Convention Troops
Barras leads Convention forces against the Commune stronghold during the night of 9 to 10 Thermidor
Convention Troops
Barras leads Convention forces against the Commune stronghold during the night of 9 to 10 Thermidor.
Death of Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre
Taken from the hotel de ville & guillotined with 21 of his supporters
Death of Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre
Taken from the hotel de ville and guillotined with 21 of his supporters.
Death of Philippe Francois Joseph Le Bas
Le Bas kills himself as Convention troops close in on the Robespierrists
Death of Philippe Francois Joseph Le Bas
Le Bas kills himself as Convention troops close in on the Robespierrists.
Dismissal
Removed from the Revolutionary Tribunal
Dismissal
Robespierre was removed from the Revolutionary Tribunal.
Execution
Couthon is executed as one of the principal Robespierrist leaders
Execution
Couthon is executed as one of the principal Robespierrist leaders.
Execution
Dumas is executed after the fall of the Robespierrists
Execution
Dumas is executed after the fall of the Robespierrists.
Execution
Fleuriot-Lescot is executed for his role in the Paris Commune resistance
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