Episode 2 of 3

Danton's Leadership and Exclusion

When: 10 July 1793
Where: National Convention, Paris
Part of: Establishment of the Committee of Public Safety

Danton led the committee through the Girondin expulsion and the Vendée war, but was excluded when it was recomposed on 10 July 1793.

Georges Danton steered the Committee through the 31 May and 2 June 1793 journées that saw the violent expulsion of the Girondins, and through the intensifying war in the Vendée. When the committee was recomposed on 10 July 1793, Danton was not included in its membership.

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Committee of Public Safety Wikipedia

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