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1793 in France

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1793
in
France
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See also:Other events of 1793
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Events from the year 1793 in France.

Incumbents

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Events

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January to June

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January 21: Louis XVI of France, is guillotined in Paris.

July to September

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  • 13 July – French Revolution: Charlotte Corday kills Jean-Paul Marat in his bath.
  • 17 July – French Revolution: Charlotte Corday is executed.
  • 10 August – French Revolution: Feast of Unity.
    • Crowds in Paris burn monarchist emblems.
    • The Louvre in Paris opens to the public as an art museum.
  • 23 August – French Revolution: The following universal conscription decree is enacted in France: "The young men shall go to battle and the married men shall forge arms. The women shall make tents and clothes and shall serve in the hospitals; children shall tear rags into lint. The old men will be guided to the public places of the cities to kindle the courage of the young warriors and to preach the unity of the Republic and the hatred of kings."
  • 5 September – French Revolution: The National Convention begins the 10-month Reign of Terror.
  • 13 September – Battle of Méribel
  • 17 September – The Army of the Eastern Pyrenees, one of the French Revolutionary armies, defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
  • 18 September-18 December – French Revolutionary Wars: Siege of ToulonAdmiral Hood's squadron of Royal Navy ships supporting French Royalists is forced to withdraw from Toulon after a successful siege by Napoleon, taking a number of French ships – including the Lutine – with them.[2]
  • 20 September – British troops from Jamaica land on the island of Saint-Domingue to join the Haitian Revolution in opposition to the French Republic and its newly-freed slaves; on 22 September the main French naval base on the island surrenders peacefully to the Royal Navy.[4][5]
  • 22 September – Battle of Truillas: Spanish forces defeat the French in the Pyrenees.

October to December

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October 16: Marie Antoinette's execution

Ongoing

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Births

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Deaths

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January to September

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Louis XVI of France

October

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Marie Antoinette

November

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December

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Louis XVI". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. ^ a b Everett, Jason M., ed. (2006). "1793". The People's Chronology. Thomson Gale.
  3. ^ Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909, ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p170
  4. ^ Perry, James (2005). Arrogant Armies: Great Military Disasters and the Generals Behind Them. Edison: Castle Books. pp. 64–65.
  5. ^ "British History Timeline". BBC History. Archived from the original on 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  6. ^ "BBC - History - King Louis XVI". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Marie-Antoinette | Facts, Biography, & French Revolution". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 March 2020.