1793Convention Orders Arrest of Hébert and Varlet

May 24: At the demand of the Girondins, the Convention order...
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👮 Convention Orders Arrest of Hébert and Varlet

May 24: At the demand of the Girondins, the Convention orders the arrest of the ultra-revolutionary enragés leaders Jacques René Hébert and Jean Varlet.
Convention Orders Arrest of Hébert and Varlet (1793)
French RevolutionGirondinsEnragésArrestFactionalismPolitical IntrigueConventionHébertVarletRadicals

👮 Convention Orders Dumouriez's Arrest

March 30: The Convention orders Dumouriez to return to Paris, and sends four commissaires and Pierre de Ruel, the Minister of War, to arrest him.
Convention Orders Dumouriez's Arrest (1793)
French RevolutionDumouriezConventionMilitaryArrestGeneralWarPolitical Intrigue1793

✊ Paris Commune Demands Release of Hébert and Varlet

May 25: The Paris Commune demands the release of Hébert and Varlet.
Paris CommunePolitical PrisonersFactionalismFrench RevolutionRadicalsHébertistsVarletProtestDemand1793

🏛️ Lyon Rebels Against the Convention, Arresting Montagnards and Enragés

May 30: The leaders of Lyon rebel against the convention, arresting the local Montagnard and enragés leaders.
Lyon Rebels Against the Convention, Arresting Montagnards and Enragés (1793)
French RevolutionLyonRebellionMontagnardsEnragésCivil WarLocal PoliticsPolitical ViolenceGirondinsConvention

🗣️ Robespierre and Hébert Attempt to Purge the Cordeliers Club

June 30: Robespierre and Hébert lead a delegation of Jacobins to the Cordeliers Club to demand the exclusion from the club of Roux and the other ultra-revolutionary leaders.
French RevolutionJacobinsCordeliers ClubFactionalismPolitical PurgeRobespierreHébertUltra-RevolutionariesPolitical Intrigue

⚖️ Convention Suppresses the Enragés

October 20: The Convention orders the repression of the ultra-revolutionary enragés.
French RevolutionThe ConventionEnragésRadicalismPolitical RepressionFactionalismRevolutionary GovernmentParis CommuneReign of Terror