' É gl antine ▁for ▁alleg ed ▁di version ▁of ▁state ▁funds . ▁ ▁January ▁ 2 9 : ▁Death ▁of ▁Henri ▁de ▁la ▁Ro che ja que lein , ▁royal ist ▁and ▁military ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁V end é ens , ▁fighting ▁at ▁N ua illé . ▁▁ ▁February ▁ 4 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁votes ▁to ▁abol ish ▁sla very ▁in ▁French ▁colon ies . ▁▁ ▁February ▁ 5 : ▁Rob esp ierre ▁lect ures ▁the ▁Convention ▁on ▁the ▁necessity ▁for ▁the ▁T error : ▁" The ▁found ations ▁of ▁a ▁popular ▁government ▁in ▁a ▁revolution ▁are ▁virtue ▁and ▁terror ; ▁terror ▁without ▁virtue ▁is ▁dis astr ous ; ▁and ▁virtue ▁without ▁terror ▁is ▁power less . ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Revolution ▁is ▁the ▁desp ot ism ▁of ▁liberty ▁over ▁ty ran ny ." < ref > C ited ▁in ▁Tul ard , ▁F ay ard ▁and ▁F ier ro , ▁Histoire ▁et ▁diction naire ▁de ▁la ▁Ré volution ▁française ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁p . ▁ 1 1 1 3 </ ref > ▁▁ ▁February ▁ 6 : ▁Napoleon ▁Bon ap arte ▁is ▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁driving ▁the ▁British ▁from ▁Toul on , ▁ ▁February ▁ 6 : ▁Rec all ▁of ▁Jean - B apt iste ▁Car rier ▁from ▁N antes . ▁As ▁official ▁delegate ▁of ▁the ▁Convention , ▁he ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁d rown ings ▁at ▁N antes ▁of ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ten ▁thousand ▁V end é en ▁prisoners , ▁in ▁b arg