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Despite their opposition to Louis, the Girondin deputies were forced to offer him their support to protect their newly gained power in late July 1792. The ''Federes'', militant revolutionaries, were planning an uprising to depose the King at the urging of [[Maximilien de Robespierre]]. Although Louis XVI rejected their help and was subsequently arrested on 10 August 1792, the Girondins found themselves in the majority in the newly formed [[Convention]].
Despite their opposition to Louis, the Girondin deputies were forced to offer him their support to protect their newly gained power in late July 1792. The ''Federes'', militant revolutionaries, were planning an uprising to depose the King at the urging of [[Maximilien de Robespierre]]. Although Louis XVI rejected their help and was subsequently arrested on 10 August 1792, the Girondins found themselves in the majority in the newly formed [[Convention]].
The Girondins decline began at the trial of Louis XVI. The Jacobins demanded his execution to prevent a restoration of the monarchy while the Girondins were suspicious of Robespierre's motives. When the King was found guilty and sentenced to death by a margin of 99 votes, the Jacobins accused the Girondins of being royalists and counter-revolutionary despite the fact that more then half of their deputies had voted for execution.
The Girondins decline began at the trial of [[Louis XVI]]. The Jacobins demanded his execution to prevent a restoration of the monarchy while the Girondins were suspicious of Robespierre's motives. When the King was found guilty and sentenced to death by a margin of 99 votes, the Jacobins accused the Girondins of being royalists and counter-revolutionary despite the fact that more then half of their deputies had voted for execution.
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.
[[Category:French History]]
[[Category:French Revolution]]