Histoire des Brissotins

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Histoire des Brissotins was a significant work by Camille Desmoulins, a prominent journalist and pamphleteer during the French Revolution. Published in mid-May 1793, this work was instrumental in undermining the influence of the Girondins, also known as the Brissotins, a moderate faction led by Jacques-Pierre Brissot. Desmoulins accused the Girondins of being agents of foreign enemies, a charge that contributed to their expulsion from the National Convention on June 2, 1793, and the subsequent consolidation of power by the Montagnards. Desmoulins's journalism, including his newspaper Le Vieux Cordelier, played a crucial role in the political struggles of the Revolution.12

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Camille Desmoulins
Desmoulin’s Histoire des Brissotins (“History of the Brissotins”), issued in mid-May 1793, severely undermined the Girondins’ influence by portraying them as agents in the pay of foreign enemies. On June 2 the Montagnards expelled the leading Girondins from the National Convention and took control of the…
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Desmoulin’s Histoire des Brissotins (“History of the Brissotins”), issued in mid-May 1793, severely undermined the Girondins’ influence by portraying them as agents in the pay of foreign enemies. On June 2 the Montagnards expelled the leading Girondins from the National Convention and took control of the…
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