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3.41- Bread and the Constitution of 1793

Revolutions

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The Insurrectionary Song Hulot

20,000 angry men and women surrounded the convention with artillery in place. The mob was then stiffly reinforced by companies of national guard drawn from the eastern sections. A termidorian deputy tried to stand in their way, but for his trouble, he was shot dead where he stood. So when they finally all came bursting into the hall, a severed head was the first thing the delegates inside saw.

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