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Lucie Simplice Camille Desmoulins was a radical journalist and politician who played a prominent role in the French Revolution.  He was a close childhood friend of Maximilien Robespierre and a devoted ally of Georges Danton, both of whom were greatly influential figures amidst the chaotic period of the revolution.
{{Quote|Come on then, Camille, there's no hope for it now. We must show them that we are not defeated.|Georges Danton to Camille Desmoulins at their execution, 1794.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Danton's Sacrifice}}
[[File:Danton's Sacrifice 3.png|thumb|250px|Camille Desmoulins moments before his execution]]
'''Lucie Simplice Camille Benoît Desmoulins''' (2 March 1760 – 5 April 1794) was a radical journalist and politician who played a prominent role in the [[French Revolution]]. He was a close childhood friend of [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] and a devoted ally of [[Georges Danton]], both of whom became influential figures amidst the chaotic period of the revolution.<ref>{{WP|Camille Desmoulins}}</ref>


As The Terror began in September 1793, a cruel period when France was killing its people by the hundreds, many were arrested without trial if they were accused.  Desmoulins himself was considered too moderate, as he grew to oppose the extreme methods of the Committee of Public Safety and frequently attacked them - notably Saint-Just and Billaud-Varenne .  His growing remorse and unyielding defense of those to be executed by the guillotine led to his downfall, and he was accused of treachery.  Robespierre protested and fought against the allegation, afraid for Desmoulins's life and intent on protecting him, arguing with the Committee and suggesting that all the copies of Desmoulin's writings be burned.  But these attempts proved futile, and Desmoulins' passionate voice and enthusiastic, ambitious heart was soon silenced - he was executed, along with fifteen others, including Danton.  Robespierre did not attend the execution, and was conspicuously alone during the height of his revolutionary fame.
Desmoulins was executed alongside Danton, [[Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles|Marie-Jean Hérault]], and most of the other names in Danton's letters on 5 April 1794.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Danton's Sacrifice]]</ref>


Desmoulins's most renowned work was a journal published on December 5th of 1793, entitled Le Vieux Cordelier, which expressed longing for the return of the original members of the Club des Cordeliers, and fiercely opposed the violent, unrelenting methods formed by the new factions that had come into power.  It expressed an intense desire for true economic stability and equality and called for the establishment of a Committee of Clemency to counter the catastrophic ruling of the Committee of Public Safety.  Within the forth section of the journal, Desmoulins addressed his closest friend, affectionately writing:
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''


"My dear Robespierre... my old school friend... Remember the lessons of history and philosophy: love is stronger, more lasting than fear."
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Latest revision as of 03:30, 7 May 2026

"Come on then, Camille, there's no hope for it now. We must show them that we are not defeated."
―Georges Danton to Camille Desmoulins at their execution, 1794.[src]-[m]
Camille Desmoulins moments before his execution

Lucie Simplice Camille Benoît Desmoulins (2 March 1760 – 5 April 1794) was a radical journalist and politician who played a prominent role in the French Revolution. He was a close childhood friend of Maximilien de Robespierre and a devoted ally of Georges Danton, both of whom became influential figures amidst the chaotic period of the revolution.[1]

Desmoulins was executed alongside Danton, Marie-Jean Hérault, and most of the other names in Danton's letters on 5 April 1794.[2]

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  1. ↑ Camille Desmoulins on Wikipedia
  2. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Danton's Sacrifice
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