1793 ⟶ Lyon Rebels Against the Convention, Arresting Montagnards and Enragés

May 30: The leaders of Lyon rebel against the convention, ar...

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1793

🏛️ 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.⟶

French RevolutionLyonRebellionMontagnardsEnragésCivil WarLocal PoliticsPolitical ViolenceGirondinsConvention

👮 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.⟶

French RevolutionGirondinsEnragésArrestFactionalismPolitical IntrigueConventionHébertVarletRadicals

⚔️ Federalist Revolt Leaders Convene in Caen

June 13: Leaders of departments opposing the new government meet in Caen. About sixty departments are in revolt against Montagnard government in Paris.⟶

French RevolutionFederalist RevoltCaenGirondinsCounter-RevolutionDepartmentsCivil WarMontagnardsRebellionMilitary

⚔️ Republican Army Besieges Lyon

August 8: The Convention sends an army led by General Kellermann to lay siege to the rebellious city of Lyon.⟶

French RevolutionLyonSiegeMilitary CampaignRebellionGeneral KellermannCounter-RevolutionMilitary ActionCivil War

⚔️ Convention Forces Recapture Lyon

October 9: Lyon is recaptured by the army of the convention.⟶

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🔥 Lyon Condemned to Destruction by the Convention

October 12: The Convention decrees that the city of Lyon will be destroyed in punishment for its rebellion, and renamed Ville-Affranchie.⟶

French RevolutionRebellionLyonSiegeTerrorSuppressionCity DestructionBrutalityPolitical RepressionVille-Affranchie