Execution
Fleuriot-Lescot is executed for his role in the Paris Commune resistance.
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Execution
Hanriot is executed for supporting the Commune revolt against the Convention
Execution
Hanriot is executed for supporting the Commune revolt against the Convention.
Execution
Robespierre is executed and the Jacobin Club loses its dominant position in revolutionary politics
Execution
Robespierre is executed and the Jacobin Club loses its dominant position in revolutionary politics.
Execution
Robespierre is executed by guillotine on 10 Thermidor after being declared an outlaw
Execution
Robespierre is executed by guillotine on 10 Thermidor after being declared an outlaw.
Execution
Taken from the Hotel de Ville & guillotined with 21 of his supporters
Execution
Saint-Just is executed with Robespierre and other allies after the Thermidorian revolt
Execution
Saint-Just is executed with Robespierre and other allies after the Thermidorian revolt.
Execution
Saint-Just is executed with Robespierre and other leading supporters
Execution
Saint-Just is executed with Robespierre and other leading supporters.
Execution of Paris Guard commander
Hanriot was executed following the defeat of the Thermidorian insurgency. His death ended the period when one radical commander closely linked the Paris Guard to Robespierre's supporters.
Guard Units Fail to Secure Municipal Resistance
The insurrectionary Commune could not summon enough dependable soldiers to defeat the Convention's forces. The collapse revealed that Hanriot's formal command did not guarantee military unity.
Municipal insurrection suppressed
Forces acting for the Convention retook control from the Robespierrist Commune during the night of 9 to 10 Thermidor. Barras's command helped ensure that the rebels could not hold the Hôtel de Ville.
Municipal insurrection suppressed - Political consequence
Paul Francois Jean Nicolas Barras figured in events surrounding municipal insurrection suppressed at Paris. Barras's command helped ensure that the rebels could not hold the Hôtel de Ville. It exposed divisions among revolutionary deputies over who should control punishment, representation and public order.
Municipal Leadership Arrested After Failed Rising
Fleuriot Lescot was captured after the Convention's supporters retook the Hotel de Ville. His arrest brought the failed municipal insurrection to an end.
National Agent Captured After Thermidor Collapse
Payan was taken into custody after the Commune's call for armed resistance failed. The defeat destroyed the political network through which he had directed municipal mobilization.
Revolutionary Tribunal
Removed from the Revolutionary Tribunal
Robespierre executed
Robespierre was guillotined on 10 Thermidor after the collapse of the municipal rising. His execution marked the decisive defeat of the political circle most identified with the Terror.
Robespierre executed - Public response
Maximilien Robespierre figured in events surrounding robespierre executed at Paris. His execution marked the decisive defeat of the political circle most identified with the Terror. The episode altered the political climate in Paris as former supporters of the Terror confronted a hostile new majority.
Saint-Just executed
Saint-Just was executed in Paris with Robespierre and other associates following their outlawry. The young revolutionary's death removed a prominent advocate of centralized emergency government.
Saint-Just executed - Balance of power
Louis Antoine Saint-Just figured in events surrounding saint-just executed at Paris. The young revolutionary's death removed a prominent advocate of centralized emergency government. Its importance lay in the transfer of effective authority away from the political networks that had dominated during the Terror.
Thermidorian Reaction
Barras gains influence after commanding the troops that defeated the Commune
Thermidorian Reaction
Barras gains influence after commanding the troops that defeated the Commune.
Thermidorian Reaction
Tallien becomes one of the visible leaders of the victorious Thermidorian deputies
Thermidorian Reaction
Tallien becomes one of the visible leaders of the victorious Thermidorian deputies.
Communal officials executed
Executions of surviving leaders of the Paris Commune continued after the fall of Robespierre. These punishments dismantled the municipal command structure that had attempted to defy the Convention.
Communal officials executed - Longer-term significance
Jean-Baptiste Fleuriot-Lescot figured in events surrounding communal officials executed at Paris. These punishments dismantled the municipal command structure that had attempted to defy the Convention. It formed part of the unsettled transition that eventually produced the Constitution of Year III and the Directory.
Battle of Hooglede
The Allied Army is forced to retreat northwards
Committee of Public Safety
The ultimate political vehicle for the Jacobin movement was the Reign of Terror overseen by the Committee of Public Safety, who were given executive powers to purify and unify the Republic
Committee of Public Safety
The ultimate political vehicle for the Jacobin movement was the Reign of Terror overseen by the Committee of Public Safety, who were given executive powers to purify and unify the Republic
Committee of Public Safety
The ultimate political vehicle for the Jacobin movement was the Reign of Terror overseen by the Committee of Public Safety, who were given executive powers to purify and unify the Republic.
Constitution of France
The ultimate political vehicle for the Jacobin movement was the Reign of Terror overseen by the Committee of Public Safety, who were given executive powers to purify and unify the Republic
Convention Forces Reassert Control over Paris Guard
During Thermidor Barras commanded troops supporting the Convention against insurgent municipal authorities. The victory undermined the radical political leadership of the capital's armed citizens.
Execution
Robespierre tries to found the Republic of Virtue, until the Jacobins last purge, 9 Thermidor, in July 1794, executed Robespierre himself
Execution
Robespierre tries to found the Republic of Virtue, until the Jacobins last purge, 9 Thermidor, in July 1794, executed Robespierre himself.
Jacobin Club
The ultimate political vehicle for the Jacobin movement was the Reign of Terror overseen by the Committee of Public Safety, who were given executive powers to purify and unify the Republic
Jacobin Club
Jacobin rule increasingly depended on the Committee of Public Safety until Robespierre’s overthrow weakened the movement.
Jacobin Club
The ultimate political vehicle for the Jacobin movement was the Reign of Terror overseen by the Committee of Public Safety, who were given executive powers to purify and unify the Republic. Robespierre tries to found the Republic of Virtue, until the Jacobins last purge, 9 Thermidor, in July 1794, executed Robespierre himself
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