1794 ⟶ Robespierre's Speech Incites Convention Divisions, Fails to Provoke Immediate Action
July 26: Robespierre gives a violent speech at the conventio...
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1794
🗣️ 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.⟶
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🗣️ Robespierre Accuses Fouché at the Jacobin Club
April 8: Robespierre makes accusations against the Convention delegate Joseph Fouché at a meeting of the Jacobins.⟶
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🗣️ 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."⟶
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🔪 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.⟶
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🗣️ 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.⟶
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🤝 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.⟶
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