Reign of Terror: Timeline of Events
July 14, 1789:
The Bastille falls.
July 14, 1789:
The Bastille falls.
August 26, 1789:
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is adopted by the National Assembly.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is adopted by the National Assembly.
April 6, 1793:
The Committee of Public Safety is established by the National Convention.
The Committee of Public Safety is established by the National Convention.
July 27, 1793:
Robespierre is elected into the Committee of Public Safety.
Robespierre is elected into the Committee of Public Safety.
September 5, 1793:
The Reign of Terror starts, as Robespierre declares "Terror [as] 'the Order of the Day'"
The Reign of Terror starts, as Robespierre declares "Terror [as] 'the Order of the Day'"
October 20, 1793:
The Revolutionary Tribunal is formed.
The Revolutionary Tribunal is formed.
February 5, 1794:
Robespierre gives his speech "On the Moral and Political Philosophy of Domestic Policy"
Robespierre gives his speech "On the Moral and Political Philosophy of Domestic Policy"
March 19, 1794:
The Hébertists are arrested.
March 24, 1794:
The Hébertists are sent to the guillotine. March 30, 1794:
The Dantonists and Desmoulin are arrested.
April 5, 1794:
The Dantonists and Desmoulin are sent to the guillotine.
The Hébertists are arrested.
March 24, 1794:
The Hébertists are sent to the guillotine. March 30, 1794:
The Dantonists and Desmoulin are arrested.
April 5, 1794:
The Dantonists and Desmoulin are sent to the guillotine.
June 10, 1794:
Robespierre passes "Law of 22 Prariral", which states that
"Every citizen is empowered to seize conspirators and counterrevolutionaries, and to bring them
before the magistrates. He is required to denounce them as soon as he knows of them."
Robespierre passes "Law of 22 Prariral", which states that
"Every citizen is empowered to seize conspirators and counterrevolutionaries, and to bring them
before the magistrates. He is required to denounce them as soon as he knows of them."
July 27, 1794:
The Reign of Terror ends with the overthrowing of Robespierre and the rest of the Committee of Public Safety.
The Reign of Terror ends with the overthrowing of Robespierre and the rest of the Committee of Public Safety.