France declares war on Great Britain and the Dutch Republic
levée of 300,000 men to defend Republic
Representatives on Mission established
Revolutionary Tribunal established
Vendée region revolts
Committee of Surveillance established
Committee of Public Safety established
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Sans-culottes and National Guard in conjunction with Jacobins expel the Girondins from the Convention
Constitution of 1793 approved
Jean-Paul Marat assassinated by Charlotte Corday
Maximilien Robespierre elected to Committee of Public Safety
Convention implements 'scorched earth' policy in Vendée region
Decree of levée en masse: mass conscription of entire population
Day of the Enragés; Government by terror begins
Constitution of 1793 suspended - government 'revolutionary until the peace'
Marie Antoinette executed, followed by deaths of the 21 Girondin leaders (31 Oct), Olympe de Gouges (3 Nov), Philippe Égalité (7 Nov), Madame Roland (8 Nov), Bailly (12 Nov) and Barnave (29 Nov)