Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793

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The Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 was a pivotal popular uprising in Paris during the French Revolution that led to the purge of the Girondin deputies from the National Convention and the rise of the radical Montagnards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the French Revolution
political purge
popular uprising
alsoKnownAs 31 May – 2 June Days
Journées of 31 May – 2 June 1793
followedBy Reign of Terror
federalist revolts in the provinces
hasCause Girondin attempts to curb the Paris Commune
conflict between Girondins and Montagnards
popular discontent over food shortages
pressure from sans-culottes for stronger revolutionary measures
hasEffect centralization of power in Paris
consolidation of Montagnard control over the Convention
marginalization of provincial federalist movements
preparation of conditions for the Reign of Terror
hasEndDate 1793-06-02
hasIdeologicalContext radical Jacobin and Montagnard politics
hasLocation France
Paris
hasParticipant Girondins
Montagnards
National Convention
National Guard of Paris
Paris Commune
Paris sections
sans-culottes
hasPoliticalContext struggle between revolutionary factions
hasStartDate 1793-05-31
historicalPeriod First French Republic
involvedAction mass demonstrations in Paris
pressure on deputies to vote for arrest of Girondins
surrounding of the National Convention by armed forces
opposedBy Girondins
moderate deputies in the National Convention
organizedBy Paris Commune
partOf French Revolution
precededBy fall of the monarchy on 10 August 1792
trial and execution of Louis XVI
resultedIn arrest of leading Girondin deputies
political ascendancy of the Montagnards
purge of Girondin deputies from the National Convention
radicalization of the National Convention
strengthening of the Paris Commune
significance marked a turning point toward more radical revolutionary policies
marked the defeat of the Girondin faction at the national level
supportedBy Paris sections
sans-culottes
tookPlaceInGovernmentBody National Convention

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Girondins downfallEvent Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Girondins notableTrial trial of the Girondins (1793)
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Maximilien Robespierre participatedIn Fall of the Girondins
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Reign of Terror precededBy Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 alsoKnownAs Journées of 31 May – 2 June 1793
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Paris sections significantEvent Insurrection of 31 May–2 June 1793
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793