1793Dantonists Arrested on Robespierre's Orders

November 17: On Robespierre's orders, supporters of Danton a...
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⛓️ Dantonists Arrested on Robespierre's Orders

November 17: On Robespierre's orders, supporters of Danton are arrested.
French RevolutionReign of TerrorRobespierreDantonFactionalismPurgesPolitical ArrestsGuillotineRadicalismLeadership

🗣️ Robespierre Attacks Fabre d'Églantine at the Jacobins

January 8: At the Jacobins, Robespierre denounces Fabre d'Églantine, one of the instigators of the September massacres, father of the Republican calendar, and ally of Danton.
Robespierre Attacks Fabre d'Églantine at the Jacobins (1794)
RobespierreJacobinsFactionalismDantonFrench RevolutionPolitical IntrigueDenunciationReign of TerrorSeptember Massacres

🗣️ Hébert Criticizes Danton and Robespierre at the Cordeliers Club

February 22: In a speech at the Cordeliers Club, Hébert attacks both the factions of Danton and Robespierre.
Hébert Criticizes Danton and Robespierre at the Cordeliers Club (1794)
French RevolutionHébertDantonRobespierreCordeliers ClubFactionalismPolitical AttacksRadicalismReign of TerrorPolitical Intrigue

🗣️ Robespierre Calls for Destruction of Factions

March 15: Robespierre tells the Convention that "All the factions must perish from the same blow."
RobespierreReign of TerrorNational ConventionFactionalismPolitical PurgesRadicalismFrench RevolutionGuillotineDeclarationJacobins

👮 Danton and Desmoulins Arrested

March 30: Danton, Camille Desmoulins and their supporters arrested.
Danton and Desmoulins Arrested (1794)
French RevolutionReign of TerrorDantonDesmoulinsGuillotineFactionalismPolitical PurgesRevolutionary TribunalRobespierreLeadership

🔪 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.
RobespierreReign of TerrorConventionPurgePolitical IntrigueGuillotineFactionalismRadicalismFrench Revolution