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The '''Reign of Terror''' (6 September 1793 – 28 July 1794), also known as '''The Terror''' (French: ''la Terreur''), was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the [[French Revolution]].

== Politics ==

The Terror was incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and The Mountain, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of the revolution".

== Death toll ==

The death toll ranged in the tens of thousands, with 16,594 executed by guillotine (2,639 in Paris), and another 25,000 in summary executions across France.

== Guillotine: the National Razor ==

The [[guillotine]] (called the "National Razor") became the symbol of the revolutionary cause.

== See also ==

* [[Conscription]]
* [[Maximilien Robespierre]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror Reign of Terror] @ Wikipedia