1794 ⟶ Robespierre Establishes New Police Bureau
April 23: Robespierre creates a new Bureau of Police attache...
Year
1793
1794
🗳️ Robespierre's Election to the Committee of Public Safety
July 27: Robespierre elected to the Committee of Public Safety.⟶
RobespierreCommittee of Public SafetyFrench RevolutionRadicalismReign of TerrorPoliticsLegislative BodyJacobinsNational ConventionLeadership
👮 Robespierre Establishes New Police Bureau
April 23: Robespierre creates a new Bureau of Police attached to the Committee of Public Safety, in opposition to the existing police under the Committee of General Safety.⟶
RobespierreCommittee of Public SafetyPoliceSurveillanceFrench RevolutionPolitical IntrigueJacobinsCommittee of General SafetyPower Struggle
🗣️ Robespierre Accuses Fouché at the Jacobin Club
April 8: Robespierre makes accusations against the Convention delegate Joseph Fouché at a meeting of the Jacobins.⟶
French RevolutionRobespierreFouchéJacobinsPolitical IntrigueReign of TerrorAccusationsConventionFactionalismPolitical Conflict
🗣️ Billaud-Varenne's Implicit Criticism of Robespierre Before the Convention
April 20: In a report to the convention, the deputy Billaud-Varenne delivers a veiled attack against Robespierre: "All people jealous of their liberty should be on guard even against the virtues of those who occupy eminent positions."⟶
French RevolutionRobespierreBillaud-VarenneConventionPolitical IntrigueFactionalismReign of TerrorPolitical CriticismPower Struggle
🗣️ 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 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