Robespierre Arrested: Reign of Terror Collapses
The National Convention turned on Maximilien Robespierre and ordered his arrest, ending the Reign of Terror that had sent over 17,000 people to the guillotine in twelve months. His downfall came when moderate deputies, fearing they would be next on his execution lists, staged a parliamentary coup. Robespierre was guillotined the following day, and France's radical government began its gradual retreat from ideological purges.
July 27, 1794
232 years ago
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Reichenbacher Konvention (1790)
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Frederick William II of Prussia
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