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The '''September Massacres''' were a wave of killings that occurred across [[France]], though principally in [[Paris]], during the [[French Revolution]]. | The '''September Massacres''' were a wave of killings that occurred across [[France]], though principally in [[Paris]], during the [[French Revolution]]. | ||
With the threat of foreign armies advancing upon them, the revolutionaries grew fearful that Paris' prison population could form a dangerous counter-revolutionary force if freed. Rallied by radicalists like [[Jean-Paul Marat]], they set out to pre-emptively eliminate any prisoner that showed even the slighest evidence of being against the revolution; ultimately, over a thousand people lost their lives in the massacres. | With the threat of foreign armies advancing upon them, the revolutionaries grew fearful that Paris' prison population could form a dangerous counter-revolutionary force if freed. Rallied by radicalists like [[Jean-Paul Marat]], they set out to pre-emptively eliminate any prisoner that showed even the slighest evidence of being against the revolution; ultimately, over a thousand people lost their lives in the massacres. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
{{Quote|We need audacity, and yet more audacity, and always audacity, and France shall be saved!|Georges Danton in response to the Duke of Brunswick's insurrection.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | |||
In April 1792, France's [[Legislative Assembly]] declared war on [[Austria]], purportedly to "spread the Revolution", but actually to distract the populace from its own economic problems. Initial engagements were not in France's favor, however, and the country ended up being invaded by the allied Austrian and Prussian forces under the [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel|Duke of Brunswick]].<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | |||
Around the same time, the revolution took a radical turn with the storming of the [[Tuileries Palace]] on the [[10 August|10th of August]], leading to the arrest and imprisonment of King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] and his family.<ref name="ACU"/> Consequently, revolutionaries such as Marat began to incite hatred towards royalists, aristocrats and anybody else related to the old regime among Paris' citizens.<ref name="Ubi">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176244-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The September Massacres - France's Most Horrible History]</ref> | |||
==Prison massacres== | |||
From 2 to 7 September 1792, the [[Jacobins]] took part in a series of murders of prisoners and priests, killing nearly 1500 people. The guard captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] led a group of guardsmen to the [[Grand Châtelet]] and began to massacre its [[guards]] and prisoners, but he was assassinated on the top of the prison by [[Arno Dorian]], who was informed of Rouille's location by his superior, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. | From 2 to 7 September 1792, the [[Jacobins]] took part in a series of murders of prisoners and priests, killing nearly 1500 people. The guard captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] led a group of guardsmen to the [[Grand Châtelet]] and began to massacre its [[guards]] and prisoners, but he was assassinated on the top of the prison by [[Arno Dorian]], who was informed of Rouille's location by his superior, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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- "This is what happens when you give command of the government to half-starved lunatics, and command of the army to bloodthirsty savages."
- ―Napoleon on the September Massacres, 1792.[src]
The September Massacres were a wave of killings that occurred across France, though principally in Paris, during the French Revolution.
With the threat of foreign armies advancing upon them, the revolutionaries grew fearful that Paris' prison population could form a dangerous counter-revolutionary force if freed. Rallied by radicalists like Jean-Paul Marat, they set out to pre-emptively eliminate any prisoner that showed even the slighest evidence of being against the revolution; ultimately, over a thousand people lost their lives in the massacres.
Background
- "We need audacity, and yet more audacity, and always audacity, and France shall be saved!"
- ―Georges Danton in response to the Duke of Brunswick's insurrection.[src]
In April 1792, France's Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria, purportedly to "spread the Revolution", but actually to distract the populace from its own economic problems. Initial engagements were not in France's favor, however, and the country ended up being invaded by the allied Austrian and Prussian forces under the Duke of Brunswick.[1]
Around the same time, the revolution took a radical turn with the storming of the Tuileries Palace on the 10th of August, leading to the arrest and imprisonment of King Louis XVI and his family.[1] Consequently, revolutionaries such as Marat began to incite hatred towards royalists, aristocrats and anybody else related to the old regime among Paris' citizens.[2]
Prison massacres
From 2 to 7 September 1792, the Jacobins took part in a series of murders of prisoners and priests, killing nearly 1500 people. The guard captain Frédéric Rouille led a group of guardsmen to the Grand Châtelet and began to massacre its guards and prisoners, but he was assassinated on the top of the prison by Arno Dorian, who was informed of Rouille's location by his superior, Napoleon Bonaparte.
Aftermath
References