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: The Reign of Terror begins when Robespierre declares Terror "the order of the day.
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The Convention requires all women to wear the Republic's tri-colored ribbon insignia. Marie Antoinette in front of the revolutionary tribunal
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: Law of the general maximum introduced to control prices and regulate wages.
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Revolutionary Calendar introduced as part of the revolutionary program of dechristianization. Year 1 begins with the declaration of the Republic
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Marie Antoinette is put on trial on charges ranging from treason to her role in the Diamond Necklace Affair and sexually abusing her son, the dauphin. Marie Antoinette on her way to the guillotine
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: Before nine male judges, Marie Antoinette is found guilty on all counts by an all-male jury which unanimously condemns her to death.
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Marie Antoinette is executed by guillotine.
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Girondin deputies who have not gone into hiding are executed by Revolutionary Tribunal. Jean-Marie Roland had escaped, but his wife, Manon Roland, is executed a week later as part of the purge.
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: The Festival of Reason is celebrated in Notre Dame Cathedral emphasizing the secular principles of knowledge, reason, and political liberty. All churches will soon be closed
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: Napoleon Bonaparte's artillery distinguishes itself in the siege and capture of the French naval port of Toulon, forcing evacuation of the British. Counterrevolution collapses in the Vendée.
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: Robespierre justifies revolutionary government as a necessary but temporary form of war against the enemies of liberty. Constitutional government, he argues, can only protect liberty once this war has been won. and liberty has been peacefully established.
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: Slavery is abolished in all French colonies.
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The Laws of Ventose authorize the seizure and redistribution of property belonging to enemies of the Revolution.
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The Laws of Ventose authorize the seizure and redistribution of property belonging to enemies of the Revolution.
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: Military danger from external forces decreases
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: Robespierre presides over Festival of the Supreme Being.
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: The Law of the 22nd Prairial accelerates judicial procedures for accused enemies of the revolution. The Terror is re-enforced. 2/3 of all executions by Revolutionary Tribunal occur after this date.
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: Another wage and price control law is passed. Interrogation of Robespierre
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The Reign of Terror ends with the fall of Robespierre
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The Convention charges Robespierre and his allies with crimes against the Republic. They are accused, condemned, and guillotined within two days executed.
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"I found the crown of France in the gutter, and I picked it up. " – Napoleon
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Napoleon Bonaparte returned from the Egyptian Campaign. Successful in suppressing uprisings against the government and victorious in his Italian campaigns, Bonaparte was known as an excellent strategist who had gained the respect of his men through bravery and courage under fire, meticulous planning and an unconventional approach to warfare. Despite defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero’s reception. Outmanoeuvring the government and supported by his army he collaborated in a coup d’état
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Napoleon had become the First Consul of France, and was now in a position of total power.
