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Nov 30, 2022 · The fall of Maximilien Robespierre, or the Coup of 9 Thermidor, was a series of events that resulted in the arrests and executions of Robespierre and his allies on 27-28 July 1794. It signaled the end of the Reign of Terror, the end of Jacobin dominance of the French Revolution (1789-1799), and the beginning of the Thermidorian Reaction.
Feb 9, 2010 · In less than a year, 300,000 suspected enemies of the Revolution were arrested; at least 10,000 died in prison, and 17,000 were officially executed, many by guillotine in the Place de la...
Cassanyes describes the execution of Robespierre (1794) A well-known visual representation of the execution of Robespierre, published in Britain in 1799. Jacques-Joseph Cassanyes (1758-1843) was a French politician and, later, a chronicler of the French Revolution.
Maximilien Robespierre lost his head—literally. On July 27, 1794, Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris . The next day Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution (now the Place de la Concorde ), where they were executed by guillotine before a cheering crowd.
The fall of Robespierre. Robespierre’s arrest and shooting in the Hôtel de Ville, July 1794. In July 1794, the month of Thermidor in Year II in the revolutionary calendar, Maximilien Robespierre ‘s grip on the revolution came to an abrupt and violent end. As befitted his time in power, Robespierre was brought undone by a conspiracy among ...
September 5, 1793 - July 27, 1794. Location: France. Context: French Revolution. Committee of Public Safety. Key People: Maximilien Robespierre. Top Questions. What were the causes of the Reign of Terror? What major events took place during the Reign of Terror? How did the Reign of Terror end? What were the results of the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre's execution on July 28, 1794, was a public spectacle, met with a mixture of relief, satisfaction, and trepidation. The guillotine, which had been the instrument of the Terror, now claimed the life of its chief architect.
