73°50′10″W / 40.26389°N 73.83611°W / 40.26389; -73.83611 The actionof31 July 1793 was an inconclusive engagement between a British Royal Navy frigate
official death sentences had been dispensed throughout France since June1793, of which 2,639 were in Paris alone. An additional 10,000 to 12,000 people
call led to the armed Insurrection of31 May – 2 June1793. On 27 July, he was appointed a member of the Committee of Public Safety. Robespierre faced growing
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