28 juill. 1794 - Execution of Robespierre (July 28, 1794), End of The Reign Of Terror

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Robespierre and his allies were placed under arrest by the National Assembly. Robespierre was taken to the Luxembourg prison in Paris, but the warden refused to jail him, and he fled to the Hotel de Ville. When he received word that the National Convention had declared him an outlaw, he shot himself in the head but only succeeded in wounding his jaw. Shortly thereafter, troops of the National Convention attacked the Hotel de Ville and seized Robespierre and his allies. July 28, Robespierre and 21 others were guillotined without a trial in the Place de la Revolution. Another 82 Robespierre followers were executed. The Reign of Terror was at an end.