1794Robespierre Denounces Conspiracy at the Jacobin Club

July 1: Robespierre speaks at the Jacobin Club, denouncing a...
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1794

🗣️ Robespierre Denounces Conspiracy at the Jacobin Club

July 1: Robespierre speaks at the Jacobin Club, denouncing a conspiracy against him within the convention, the Committee of Public Safety, and the Committee of General Security.
French RevolutionRobespierreJacobin ClubCommittee of Public SafetyCommittee of General SecurityPolitical IntrigueReign of TerrorFactionalismConvention

🗣️ 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

🗣️ Robespierre Denies Arrest List Allegations at Jacobin Club

July 9: Robespierre speaks again at the Jacobin Club, denying he has already made lists, and refusing to name those he plans to arrest.
RobespierreJacobin ClubReign of TerrorPolitical IntrigueFrench RevolutionPublic SpeechAccusationsArrestsPolitical Discourse

🤝 Robespierre Reaches Reconciliation with Committees

July 23: Robespierre attends a meeting of reconciliation with the members of the Committees of Public Safety and General Security, and the dispute seems settled.
RobespierreCommittees of Public SafetyCommittee of General SecurityFactionalismPolitical IntrigueFrench RevolutionThermidorian ReactionPower StruggleReconciliationLeadership

🗣️ Robespierre's Speech Incites Convention Divisions, Fails to Provoke Immediate Action

July 26: Robespierre gives a violent speech at the convention, demanding, without naming them, the arrest and punishment of "traitors" in the Committees of Public Safety and General Security. The Convention first votes to publish the speech, but Billaud-Varenne and Cambon demand names and attack Robespierre. The Convention sends Robespierre's speech to the Committees for further study, without action.
RobespierreConventionSpeechCommittee of Public SafetyCommittee of General SecurityFactionalismTerrorPolitical IntrigueAccusationsThermidorian Reaction