Explore 5 historical events and records for Switzerland in 1793.
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Marat argued that the government must respond to hardships endured by ordinary Parisians. Food prices and suspected hoarding strengthened the political leverage of the sans-culottes.
Marat's polemics encouraged distrust of alleged internal enemies as the Tribunal emerged. Radicals expected emergency justice to punish conspirators whom ordinary courts might fail to restrain.
Marat was brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal after Girondin opponents secured accusations against him. His acquittal turned the prosecution into a triumph for radical supporters.
Marat urged a forceful response against Girondin politicians. His attacks helped prepare an atmosphere in which insurgents demanded the removal of leading representatives.
Marat was murdered by Charlotte Corday while working in his bath. His death made him a martyr for many Montagnards and intensified denunciations of the Girondin political milieu.
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