8 sept 1793 año - Reign of Terror

Descripción:

Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the fall of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and protect the country from foreign invaders. From January 1793-July 1794, France was governed by the Committee of Public Safety, in which Danton and Robespierre were influential members. In the course of nine months, 16, 000 people were guillotined, but executions of those labeled "internal enemies" of France took place throughout the country.

I think this was an important event in the French Revolution because it was a horrible period of murder. So many “enemies” of France were killed, and there wasn’t even a strong reason why. They just killed people who they believed were a threat to their country.