1793 ⟶ Marat Acquitted by Revolutionary Tribunal, Sparking Celebrations
April 24: Marat is brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal...
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1790
1792
1793
🔪 Marat Calls for Mass Execution of Aristocrats
July 26: Marat publishes a demand for the immediate execution of five to six hundred aristocrats to save the Revolution.⟶
French RevolutionMaratReign of TerrorViolenceRadicalismExecutionPolitical ViolenceAristocracyJacobinsRevolutionary Press
🔪 First Execution by Revolutionary Tribunal
August 21: First summary judgement by the Revolutionary Tribunal and execution by the guillotine of a royalist, Louis Collenot d'Angremont (fr).⟶
French RevolutionGuillotineExecutionRevolutionary TribunalJusticeRoyalistTerrorAtrocityPolitical Violence
🎉 Marat Acquitted by Revolutionary Tribunal, Sparking Celebrations
April 24: Marat is brought before the Revolutionary Tribunal, and is acquitted of all charges. His release causes riotous celebrations by his supporters.⟶
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⚖️ Revolutionary Tribunal Begins Trials
April 6: First session of the Revolutionary Tribunal.⟶
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🔪 Charlotte Corday Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat
July 13: Charlotte Corday assassinates Jean-Paul Marat in his bath. At her trial, she declares, "I killed one man to save a hundred thousand."⟶
AssassinationFrench RevolutionRadicalismViolencePolitical ViolenceMaratCordayReign of TerrorAtrocity