Reign of Terror
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The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to the Federal
Nine émigrés are executed by guillotine, 1793
Historical caricature of the Reign of Terror.
Bertrand Barère by Jean-Louis Laneuville.
The Battle of Fleurus, won by General Jourdan over the Coalition Army led by the Prince of Coburg and William of Orange on 26 June 1794
Hébertists
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The Hébertists, or Exaggerators, were a radical revolutionary political group associated with the populist journalist Jacques Hébert, a member of the Cordeliers club. They came to power during the Rei
Order of execution for the Hébertists published by the Revolutionary Tribunal and signed by the hand of Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
Jacques Hébert
Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette
François Chabot