Thermidorian Reaction: Quick Facts
Facts
| Date | July 27, 1794 |
|---|---|
| Participants | Jacobin Club • National Convention • Committee of Public Safety • Maximilien Robespierre |
| Context | French Revolution |
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Timeline
Tennis Court Oath
June 20, 1789
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
July 12, 1790
French Revolutionary wars
April 1792 - c. 1801
September Massacres
September 2, 1792 - September 6, 1792
Wars of the Vendée
February 1793 - July 1796
Reign of Terror
September 5, 1793 - July 27, 1794
Thermidorian Reaction
July 27, 1794
Coup of 18 Fructidor
September 4, 1797
Coup of 18–19 Brumaire
November 9, 1799 - November 10, 1799
Key People
Maximilien Robespierre
French revolutionary
Louis de Saint-Just
French revolutionary
Georges Couthon
French Jacobin leader
Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, vicomte de Barras
French revolutionary
Jean-Marie Collot d’Herbois
French radical
Jean-Lambert Tallien
French revolutionary
Antoine-Christophe Merlin
French revolutionary
Louis Fréron
French journalist