Title: Role of Maximilien Robespierre During The French Revolution | Learnodo Newtonic
Headings: Role of Maximilien Robespierre During The French Revolution
Role of Maximilien Robespierre During The French Revolution
The Third Estate
The Incorruptible
Trial And Execution of Louis XVI
Fall of the Girondins
The Reign of Terror
Overthrow And Execution
Assessment

Content: Thus, when he gave a speech demanding another purge of deputies, the fearful deputies plotted against him. The next day, July 27, 1794, Robespierre came under verbal attack at the National Convention and an order was made to arrest Robespierre and his followers. Robespierre tried to kill himself with a pistol, but only managed to shatter his lower jaw. The following day, on 28th July 1794, Robespierre was guillotined without trial. 21 of his closest associates were also executed bringing an end to the Reign of Terror. A Depiction of the execution of Robespierre and his supporters on 28 July 1794
Assessment
Ironically for a man who was against the death penalty, Maximilien Robespierre is most famous for being the leader of the Reign of Terror due to which many of his other accomplishments are overlooked. He remains a controversial figure of the French Revolution with some viewing him as dictatorial and fanatical while others saying that his role in the Reign of Terror was exaggerated to make him a scapegoat. Whatever might be the case, Robespierre was the leading radical revolutionary during the French Revolution who played a prominent part during its course.