Episode 2 of 8
Jacobin Attempt to Seize Power in Paris
- When
- 20 May 1795
- Where
- Paris
- Part of
- French Directory Takes Power
On 20 May 1795 (1 Prairial Year III), the Jacobins attempted to seize power in Paris.
On 20 May 1795 (1 Prairial Year III), the Jacobins attempted to seize power in Paris. This insurrection attempt came after the closure of the Jacobin club in November 1794 and the abolition of the section committees, and its failure further eroded the popular movement whose decline the Directory's installation would mark.
Sources
- French Directory Wikipedia
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