The Fall of the Girondins and the Federalist Revolt
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- Fall of the Girondins and the Federalist Revolt
- Maximilien Robespierre
- Came to national attention in 89 when he was elected as a deputy to the E-G. Well known for his Jacobin views, his belief in democracy, and his opposition to capital punishment and slavery.
- Greatly influenced by Rousseau.
- Fall of the Girondins
- Political war bettern Girons and Monts continued after Louis' death. 93 Giron were unpopular for promoting the war and were blamed for the economy. SC called for price controls but the NC refused. There were disturbances in Paris in Feb over prices which the NG brought under control.
- Girons had support in the provinces, where the policies of Monts like Robespierre and Marat were viewed as too extreme, but not in Paris. SC saw Monts as realists. Girons attacked SC as buveurs de sang (Drinkers of blood)
- In April the Girons impeached Mart but he was acquitted by the Revolutionary Tribunal. May 1st thousands of his SC supporters surrounded the NC demanding bread price controls. Next day a law setting a maximum price for grain and bread was passed.
- Journee of June 2nd 1793
- Robespierre called for an insurrection against 'corrupt deputies'. The Monts had allied themselves with the SC. NC was surrounded by NG demanding the arrest of 29 Girons. Deputies were forced to agree.
- Federalist Revolt
- In response to the fall of the Girons, Avignon, Bordeaux, Caen, Lyons, Marseilles and Toulon, revolted.
- Motives were:
- Resentment of SC and Paris Commune.
- Support for Girondins.
- Wanted counter-revolution in Lyons and Toulons.
- Pro-royalists.
- Never able to co-ordinate forces, enabling the french army to defeat them by October.
- Motives were:
- Aftermath, representatives on mission were responsible for administrating revolutionary justice.
- An example was made of Lyons, Georges-Augueste Couthon executed 113 rebels in 6 weeks. He was replaced by Collot d'Herbois and Joseph Fouche. Their revoltuionary commission sentenced 1,673 people to death. To speed up the process, in December prisoners were placed in front of cannons and mown down by grapeshot.
- Grapeshot: ammunition consisting of a number of small iron balls.
- An example was made of Lyons, Georges-Augueste Couthon executed 113 rebels in 6 weeks. He was replaced by Collot d'Herbois and Joseph Fouche. Their revoltuionary commission sentenced 1,673 people to death. To speed up the process, in December prisoners were placed in front of cannons and mown down by grapeshot.
- In response to the fall of the Girons, Avignon, Bordeaux, Caen, Lyons, Marseilles and Toulon, revolted.
- Maximilien Robespierre
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