1792 ⟶ Cordeliers Club Calls for a Convention
July 15: Members of the Cordeliers club, led by Danton, dema...
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🗣️ Cordeliers Club Established
April 17: Foundation of the Cordeliers club, which meets in the former convent of that name. It becomes one of the most vocal proponents of radical change.⟶
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🗣️ Cordeliers Club Calls for a Convention
July 15: Members of the Cordeliers club, led by Danton, demand the convocation of a Convention to replace the Legislative Assembly.⟶
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🗣️ Hébert Criticizes Danton and Robespierre at the Cordeliers Club
🗣️ Carrier Advocates Insurrection at Cordeliers Club
March 4: At the Cordeliers Club, Jean-Baptiste Carrier calls for an insurrection against the convention.⟶
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🔪 Robespierre Threatens Convention with Purge
June 12: Without naming names, Robespierre announces to the Convention that he will demand the heads of "intriguers" who are plotting against the convention.⟶
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📜 Convention Establishes Commission to Revise Constitution
April 23: The Convention names a commission of eight members to revise the Constitution.⟶
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