Episode 3 of 4

First White Terror Against Tribunal Associates

When: 1795 (First White Terror)
Where: Parts of France, particularly the South East
Part of: Suppression of the Revolutionary Tribunal

With no official provincial process, anti-Jacobin mobs in 1795 attacked people associated with local revolutionary tribunals, especially in the South East.

While the Convention had most people associated with the Paris Tribunal executed, no similar official process was followed in the provinces. In 1795 the First White Terror broke out in parts of the country, particularly the South East, as anti-Jacobin mobs attacked and murdered those linked to local revolutionary tribunals. On 14 February 1795, Joseph Fernex, a former judge of the Tribunal in Orange, was killed and thrown into the Rhône by a mob.

Sources

Revolutionary Tribunal Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-22

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