When did Maximilien Robespierre join the Committee of Public Safety?

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Eighteenth-century painted portrait of Maximilien de Robespierre wearing a brown striped coat, high collar, and white cravat, set against a plain background. — Maximilien Robespierre One of the leading figures of the French Revolution, Maximilien Robespierre.

Maximilien Robespierre joined the Committee of Public Safety on July 27, 1793.1

While the committee had been established earlier in April 1793, it was initially dominated by Georges Danton and his followers. Following their failure to adequately manage the military and political crises facing the French Revolution, they were replaced in July by more radical members, including Robespierre, who sought a more determined defense of the revolutionary government.2