oct 12, 1793 - Couthon calls to wipe Lyon of the map

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12 Oct. —> Couthon called on NC to decree to wipe Lyon off map —> ‘Lyon is no moreʼ

rename to Ville-Affranchie
tear down homes of those associated with uprising
600 demolished
1.9k executed (guillotine + mass shootings) —> ordered by Collot aʼHerbois
federalist magistrates, priests, nobles + many common workers
one of the bloodiest events of the terror
—> Robespierre critical of excess violence

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