White Terror and Reprisals Against the Left
- When
- 1795
- Where
- Paris and France
- Part of
- Thermidorian Reaction
In 1795 the White Terror brought imprisonments and several hundred executions, targeting the political left and former Jacobins.
The Thermidorian regime blamed anyone associated with Robespierre, including Jacobin Club members and suspected former revolutionaries. Many suffered prison massacres or trials without due process. The White Terror of 1795 resulted in numerous imprisonments and several hundred executions, almost exclusively of people on the political left; in May and June 1795 Jacobins were victims and bourgeois 'moderates' the judges.
Sources
- Thermidorian Reaction Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
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