▁Jean - Paul ▁Mar at ▁in ▁his ▁bath . ▁At ▁her ▁trial , ▁she ▁decl ares , ▁" I ▁killed ▁one ▁man ▁to ▁save ▁a ▁hundred ▁thousand ." ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 7 : ▁Charlotte ▁Cord ay ▁is ▁tried ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁Trib unal ▁for ▁murder ing ▁Mar at . ▁She ▁is ▁gu ill ot ined ▁after ▁her ▁trial . ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 2 7 : ▁Rob esp ierre ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety . ▁ ▁July ▁ 2 7 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁instit utes ▁death ▁penalty ▁for ▁those ▁who ▁ho ard ▁scar ce ▁goods . ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁decl ares ▁a ▁sc orch ed ▁earth ▁policy ▁against ▁all ▁depart ments ▁reb elling ▁against ▁its ▁authority . ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁adopt s ▁the ▁principles ▁of ▁the ▁metric ▁system . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 : ▁On ▁order ▁by ▁dec ree ▁of ▁the ▁Convention , ▁a ▁mob ▁prof anes ▁the ▁tomb s ▁of ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁France ▁at ▁the ▁Bas il ica ▁of ▁Saint - D enis . ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 2 : ▁Marie - An to in ette ▁is ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Temple ▁to ▁the ▁Con cier ger ie . ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 8 : ▁The ▁Convention ▁sends ▁an ▁army ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁K ell ermann ▁to ▁lay ▁sie ge ▁to ▁the ▁reb elli ous ▁city ▁of ▁Lyon . ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 2 2 : ▁Rob esp ierre ▁is ▁elected ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Convention . ▁