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The guillotine was too slow for him, and he had the people mown down with grape shot, declaring that of this great city nothing should be left but a monument inscribed, "Lyons resisted liberty  Lyons is no more!" THE GUILLOTINE WAS TOO SLOW FOR HIM AND HE HAD THE PEOPLE MOWN DOWN WITH GRAPE SHOT DECLARING THAT OF THIS GREAT CITY NOTHING SHOULD BE LEFT BUT A MONUMENT INSCRIBED LEON RESISTED LIBERTY LEON IS NO MORE
he queen was put to death nine months after her husband; and the Girondins, who had begun to try to stem the tide of slaughter, soon fell under the denunciation of the more violent. To be accused of "conspiring against the State" was instantly fatal, and no one's life was safe. Danton was denounced by Robespierre, and perished; and for three whole years the Reign of Terror lasted. The emigrants, by forming an army and advancing on France, assisted by the forces of Germany, only made matters worse. There was such a dread of the old oppressions coming back, that the peasants were ready to fight to the death against the return of the nobles. The army, where promotion used to go by rank instead of merit, were so glad of the change, that they were full of fresh spirit, and repulsed the army of Germans and emigrants all along the frontier. The city of Lyons, which had tried to resist the changes, was taken, and frightfully used by Collot d'Herbois, a member of the Committee of Public Safety. GHT INHERIT ANY CLAIM TO RANK THE QUEEN WAS PUT TO DEATH NINE MONTHS AFTER HER HUSBAND AND THE GENDIN WHO HAD BEGUN TO TRY TO STEM THE TIDE OF SLAUGHTER SOON FELL UNDER THE DENUNCIATION OF THE MORE VIOLENT TO BE ACCUSED OF CONSPIRING AGAINST THE STATE WAS INSTANTLY FATAL AND NO ONE'S LIFE WAS SAFE DANTON WAS DENOUNCED BY ROBESPIERRE AND PERISHED AND FOR THREE WHOLE YEARS THE REIGN OF TERROR LASTED THE EMIGRANTS BY FORMING AN ARMY AND ADVANCING ON FRANCE ASSISTED BY THE FORCES OF GERMANY ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE THERE WAS SUCH A DREAD OF THE OLD OPPRESSIONS COMING BACK THAT THE PEASANTS WERE READY TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH AGAINST THE RETURN OF THE NOBLES THE ARMY WHERE PROMOTION USED TO GO BY RANK INSTEAD OF MERIT WAS SO GLAD OF THE CHANGE THAT THEY WERE FULL OF FRESH SPIRIT AND REPULSED THE ARMY OF GERMANS AND EMIGRANTS ALL ALONG THE FRONTIER THE CITY OF LEON WHICH HAD TRIED TO RESIST THE CHANGES WAS TAKEN AND FRIGHTFULLY USED BY COURLOU D'AR BOIS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
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