Reign of Terror (sep 5, 1793 – jul 28, 1794)
Description:
*Lasted from Sep 5, 1793 until Jul 28, 1794*Led by the Radical Maximilian Robespierre
*40,000 French citizens were rounded up and executed by guilotine
*The Watch committee was formed to listen to people and find out what their saying.
*Designed to put fear into the people to prevent a counter revolution
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Date:
sep 5, 1793
jul 28, 1794
~ 10 months