Camille Desmoulins

"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.

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.

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

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Unity