Le Défenseur de la Constitution

newspaper founded by Robespierre

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Le Défenseur de la Constitution was a newspaper founded by Maximilien Robespierre in 1792. It served as a platform to defend the principles of the French Revolution and the Constitution of 1791. Robespierre, a prominent Jacobin leader and key figure in the French Revolution, used the newspaper to counter attacks against him and to inform the public about the revolutionary cause. The publication aimed to rally patriots and advocate for the ideals of liberty, equality, and the general will of the people.1234

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Maximilien Robespierre
Leadership of the Jacobins
…him, Robespierre founded a newspaper, Le Défenseur de la Constitution (“Defense of the Constitution”), which strengthened his hand. He attacked Lafayette, who had become the commander of the French army and whom he suspected of wanting to set up a military dictatorship, but failed to obtain his dismissal and arrest.
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…him, Robespierre founded a newspaper, Le Défenseur de la Constitution (“Defense of the Constitution”), which strengthened his hand. He attacked Lafayette, who had become the commander of the French army and whom he suspected of wanting to set up a military dictatorship, but failed to obtain his dismissal and arrest.
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