1793Robespierre and Hébert Attempt to Purge the Cordeliers Club

June 30: Robespierre and Hébert lead a delegation of Jacobin...
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1794

🗣️ 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 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

🗣️ 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 Accuses Fouché at the Jacobin Club

April 8: Robespierre makes accusations against the Convention delegate Joseph Fouché at a meeting of the Jacobins.
Robespierre Accuses Fouché at the Jacobin Club (1794)
French RevolutionRobespierreFouchéJacobinsPolitical IntrigueReign of TerrorAccusationsConventionFactionalismPolitical Conflict

🔪 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