A Timeline of the French Revolution (Model Example)

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  • Beginning of Revolution

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    Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794),[1] also known as The Terror (French: la Terreur), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution". The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands, with 16,594 executed by guillotine (2639 in Paris), and another 25,000 in summary executions across France.

  • Execution of Robespierre

    Execution of Robespierre
    With Robespierre's execution, the Reign of Terror was finally put to an end.