. Robespierre and the French revolution. s discharged atregular intervals. Henriot, commander of theNational Guards, mounted a horse and chargedthrough the district of St. Antoine like a mad-man, calling the citizens to arms; but everythinghad been so quietly executed by the authoritiesand in so summary a manner that the people didnot understand the meaning of this furious ap-peal. Henriot, who under the excitement hadimbibed somewhat too freely of wine, was ar-rested, but was soon released from gaol by twohundred National Guards. It was midnight of July 2^, 1794. The streetsaround the City Ha
. Robespierre and the French revolution. s discharged atregular intervals. Henriot, commander of theNational Guards, mounted a horse and chargedthrough the district of St. Antoine like a mad-man, calling the citizens to arms; but everythinghad been so quietly executed by the authoritiesand in so summary a manner that the people didnot understand the meaning of this furious ap-peal. Henriot, who under the excitement hadimbibed somewhat too freely of wine, was ar-rested, but was soon released from gaol by twohundred National Guards. It was midnight of July 2^, 1794. The streetsaround the City Hall were crowded with peopleready to be led if Robespierres friends had beenalert, but there was no leader. The Mountain,the Jacobins, the Commune, and the NationalGuards were still loyal, but there was no realeffort made to unite them against the Conventionand the committee. In truth, Robespierre had no organized force; his partisans, though nu-merous, were not enlisted and incorporated. The day had been one of intense heat; in fact,364.
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