The spread of the terror Flashcards
The terror and executions
Between 1792 and 1794 there were 40,000 victims of terror
17,000 of these were guillotined
The popular terror september - december 1793
September 1793 convention declared that it must destroy its enemies
Following the law of suspects (17 september 1793) there was a rapid increase in the number of those brought before the revolutionary tribunal
The show trials
San culottes desire for blood had been raised by execution if the king
In response to the sans colours a series of show trial took place in formars for october
First was marie antoinette who was guillotined on 16 october with her changes being orgies, sharing intelligence with the enemies and incest with her son
24th october trail of 21 expelled girondin leaders began
All guillotined in the space of 36 minutes on 31 october
6 november duc d’Orleans executed for his son’s friendship with dumouriez
The death of ordinary citizens
10 october saint just in the name of the CPS declared the provisions lg vivement of france is revolutionary until there is peace
Used this to justify an intensive camp reed which used
Local watch committees to monitor residents
Revolutionary army of 40,000 to roam the countryside and clamp down on counter revolutionary activity
Spies and agents from the CGS
The vendee
Representative un mission was carrier
7873 were guiltoned
Between nov 1793 and jan 1794 2000 were executed via mass dowings
Toulon
Recaptured on 19 december thanks to napoleon
800 prisoners were shot
Lyon
surrounded in october
Barere touched everything and in December killed people using the grape shot
By 1794 2000 executed in lyons
The influence of the sans culottes
Sans culottes enthusiasm was directed a dechristianisation campaign
Encouraged by herbert to support a move to close churches and destroy all religious signs and symbols
Fouche in nievre waged a campaign of religious terror from september 1793
policy of dechristianisation
October paris commune made dechristianisation an official policy
Religious statues, crosses and other religious ornaments were removed
Replaced with busts of arts
Church property were stolen to be used in mock ceremonies or melted down to make weapons
Notre dame cathedral was turned into the temple of reason and the festival of realism in november was held here
festival of realism
Festival was not authorised by the convention who refused to visit it
Convention did adopt the revolutionary calendar to help encourage sentiments
Robespiiere was fearful of such execres and belief that faith was vital to maintain order and control
By the decree on the liberty of cults religious tolerance was reaffirmed
Too late to save the 20,000 priest who had to renounce their positions
