1791 ⟶ Champ de Mars Massacre

July 17: A demonstration sponsored by the Jacobins, Cordelie...
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1791
1795

🩸 Champ de Mars Massacre

July 17: A demonstration sponsored by the Jacobins, Cordeliers and their allies carries a petition demanding the removal of the King to the Champ de Mars. The city government raises the red flag, the sign of martial law, and forbids the demonstration. The National Guard fires on the crowd, and some fifty persons are killed. ⟶
French RevolutionJacobinsNational GuardMassacrePolitical ViolenceMartial LawRepressionRepublicanismPetitionChamp de Mars

📜 Assembly Condemns Incitement Following Champ de Mars Massacre

July 18: Following the events in the Champ de Mars, the Assembly forbids incitement to riot, urging citizens to disobey the law, and seditious publications, aimed at the Jacobins and Cordeliers. Marat goes into hiding and Danton flees to England.⟶
French RevolutionAssemblyJacobinsCordeliersSuppressionPolitical RepressionMaratDantonChamp de Mars MassacreRoyalist Backlash

🔪 Jacobin Massacre in Lyon

May 4: Massacre of twenty-five Jacobins imprisoned in Lyon.⟶
French RevolutionLyonMassacreTerrorJacobinsCounter-RevolutionPolitical ViolenceRepressionPrisoners