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On 2 June 1793, 80,000 National Guardsmen surrounded the Convention, armed with cannon. They demanded the expulsion of the Girondin deputies, who complied to avoid a massacre. The National Guardsmen were predominately ''sans-culottes'' who fanatically supported the Jacobins.
On 2 June 1793, 80,000 National Guardsmen surrounded the Convention, armed with cannon. They demanded the expulsion of the Girondin deputies, who complied to avoid a massacre. The National Guardsmen were predominately ''sans-culottes'' who fanatically supported the Jacobins.
Although the Girondins were moderates compared to the Jacobins, they were no less radical or murderous, as [[Bertrand Barère]], himself a member of the Girondins, declared his intention to turn Vendee into a cemetary.<ref>http://www.culturewars.com/CultureWars/Archives/Fidelity_archives/parricide.html</ref>
==See also==
==See also==
* [[French Revolution]]
* [[French Revolution]]