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The total of death sentences in Paris in July was more than double the number in June, [74] with two new mass graves dug at Picpus Cemetery by mid-July. [75] [76] There was widespread agreement among deputies that their parliamentary immunity, in place since 1 April 1793, had become perilous. [77] On 14 July Robespierre had Fouché expelled.
The French Revolution (French: Révolution française [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: 4–7 million [29] [30] [c] 1792–1815 French Republic, later French Empire, vs. Coalition forces: Europe Conquests of Menelik II: 6 million [31] 1878–1904 Ethiopian Empire vs. Emirate of Harar, Kingdom of Kaffa, Kingdom of Wolaita, and allies Horn of Africa Second Congo War: 3–5.4 million [32] [33 ...
People who died in prison custody during the French Revolution (16 P) Pages in category "People killed in the French Revolution" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
The Foreign Office representative at Army High Command 6 noted on 25.03.1942 that according to reports reaching municipal authorities at least 50 people were dying of hunger every day, and that the true number might be much higher as in many cases the cause of death was stated as "unknown" and besides many deaths were not reported. [137]
murder of French civilians by German troops (SS Das Reich) Graignes massacre: 11 June 1944: Graignes, Manche: 61 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division: 17 American POWs were bayonetted and shot to death and 44 French civilians accused of assisting the Americans were shot by German troops. Dun-les-Places massacre: 28 June 1944: Dun-les-Places: 27
The number of Christian martyrs increased greatly in the early years of the French Revolution. Thousands of Christians died by the guillotine or as the result of mass deportations, drownings, imprisonment, shootings, mob violence, and "sheer butchery". [1]
French people executed by guillotine during the French Revolution (1 C, 146 P) Pages in category "People executed by guillotine during the French Revolution" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.