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French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
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Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799
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1793–94 killings during the French Revolution caused by Maximilien Robespierre
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