Parisian Popular Action: the Women's March, Sans-culottes, and Section Insurrections (Oct 1789–1795)

1. Women march to Versailles for bread and action

   Oct 5, 1789Labels: Women's March, Versailles, Paris crowds

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2. Royal family brought from Versailles to Paris

   Oct 6, 1789Labels: Royal Family, Versailles, Paris

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3. Paris divided into 48 revolutionary sections

   May 21, 1790Labels: Paris sections, Local assemblies

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4. Sans-culotte militancy becomes a political label

   Jan 1, 1792Labels: Sans-culottes, Working class

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   • ParcoursR volution

5. Crowds invade the Tuileries on 20 June

   Jun 20, 1792Labels: Tuileries, Sans-culottes

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6. Sections help overthrow monarchy on 10 August

   Aug 10, 1792Labels: 10 August, Paris sections

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7. Sections force purge of Girondins (31 May–2 June)

   May 31, 1793Labels: Girondins purge, Paris sections

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8. “Terror on the agenda” under popular pressure

   Sep 5, 1793Labels: September 1793, Popular demonstrations

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9. Convention adopts General Maximum price controls

   Sep 29, 1793Labels: General Maximum, National Convention

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10. Hébert executed as sans-culotte influence weakens

    Mar 24, 1794Labels: Jacques-Ren H, H bertists

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11. Thermidor overturns Robespierre and the Terror

    Jul 27, 1794Labels: Thermidor, Robespierre

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12. Germinal uprising fails to reverse Thermidorian policies

    Apr 1, 1795Labels: Germinal uprising, Hunger protests

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13. Prairial uprising crushed; sans-culottes lose power

    May 20, 1795Labels: Prairial uprising, Sans-culottes

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    • Britannica

14. Royalist sections defeated on 13 Vendémiaire

    Oct 5, 1795Labels: 13 Vend, Royalists

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15. Directory inaugurated; sectional era closes

    Nov 2, 1795Labels: Directory, Sections abolished

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    • ParcoursR volution