Episode 2 of 2

Arrest and Sentencing

When: January 1840
Where: Mont-Saint-Michel (destination of Barbès's transfer); Blanqui's arrest location not stated
Part of: Event of 1839: Socialist activist Louis Auguste Blanqui and the Société des Saisons begin an up

Blanqui was arrested in January 1840 and sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment.

Although Blanqui initially evaded capture, he was arrested in January 1840. He was sentenced to death, which was later commuted to life in prison. Barbès had already been sent to Mont-Saint-Michel on 17 July 1839; the 1840 date applies only to Blanqui's arrest.

Sources

Louis-Auguste Blanqui Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
Armand Barbès Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15

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