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The '''Girondins''' were orginally a faction of the [[Jacobins]] Club who hailed from the Gironde department. They become a powerful political faction in Revolutionary [[France]] after merging with the Brissotins, supporters of [[Jacques Brissot]]. They supported the declaration of war by France on the Austrian Habsurg Empire on 20 April 1792. After dismissing the anti-war [[Legislative Assembly]], King [[Louis XVI]] appointed a radical government containing several prominent Girondins who voted overwhelmingly for the declaration of war.

The '''Girondins''' during the [[French Revolution]] in the 1790s were orginally a faction of the [[Jacobins]] Club who hailed from the Gironde department. They become a powerful political faction in Revolutionary France after merging with the Brissotins, supporters of [[Jacques Brissot]]. They supported the declaration of war by France on the Austrian Habsurg Empire on 20 April 1792. After dismissing the anti-war [[Legislative Assembly]], King [[Louis XVI]] appointed a radical government containing several prominent Girondins who voted overwhelmingly for the declaration of war.

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]].  

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 Revolution]]

[[Category:French Revolution]]