the revolution kills its own,
radical murders
July 28th, 1794
Because of the National Convention’s vote to execute Robespierre and Saint-Just, the Thermidorian Reaction was triggered. The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt in the French Revolution against the Reign of Terror, and when the National Convention came together and arrested Robespierre. These events represented the final throes of the Reign of Terror. The Thermidorian Reaction was the most radical phase of the French Revolution.
In the Hall of Liberty in Paris, Saint-Just was giving a speech to the Committee of Public Safety when interrupted by Tallien who spoke about how Robespierre was a tyrant. Robespierre, a member of the Committee of Public Safety, defended himself and Saint-Just, only to be yelled at to be arrested and executed. He asked to be given a moment to speak, but was then arrested along with his followers. The Convention called them outlaws and said that they would be executed within 24 hours with no trial. The four men, Augustin, who was Robespierre’s brother, Le Bas, Couthon, and Robespierre were all waiting in the Hotel for their execution. At 2:00 am on July 28th, guards came into their room to find that Augustin had jumped out of a window in an attempt to escape, Le Bas had committed suicide, Couthon, paralyzed from the waist down, was found at the bottom of a staircase, and Robespierre had attempted suicide, but missed and shattered his own jaw. Later that day, Robespierre and 21 of his closest associates was executed with the guillotine in France. Robespierre’s execution marked the end of the first Reign of Terror. It was good he was executed so that the Reign of Terror could end. Robespierre is probably in hell for murdering all the innocent people of France, and believed in the supreme being and not in God, which he should believe in. Robespierre’s execution was a benefit to everyone.
would be executed within 24 hours with no trial. The four men, Augustin, who was Robespierre’s brother, Le Bas, Couthon, and Robespierre were all waiting in the Hotel for their execution. At 2:00 am on July 28th, guards came into their room to find that Augustin had jumped out of a window in an attempt to escape, Le Bas had committed suicide, Couthon, paralyzed from the waist down, was found at the bottom of a staircase, and Robespierre had attempted suicide, but missed and shattered his own jaw. Later that day, Robespierre and 21 of his closest associates was executed with the guillotine in France. Robespierre’s execution marked the end of the first Reign of Terror. It was good he was executed so that the Reign of Terror could end. Robespierre is probably in hell for murdering all the innocent people of France, and believed in the supreme being and not in God, which he should believe in.
Jordan Pierre