Thermidorian

Since the French Revolution of the late 18th century, the return of repressive government following a revolution is termed the Thermidorian Reaction.

Alan Singer: 'You Say You Want a Revolution' Alan Singer 2011

Since the French Revolution of the late 18th century, the return of repressive government following a revolution is termed the Thermidorian Reaction.

Alan Singer: 'You Say You Want a Revolution' Alan Singer 2011

From the day after the 9th of Thermidor there were, therefore, two opposite parties among the conquerors, that of the committees, and that of the Mountain, which was called the Thermidorian party.

History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Francois-Auguste Mignet 1840

Hmm, I wonder if we will ever see a Thermidorian Reaction?

Making Light: Open thread 134 2010

During the Thermidorian reaction, Fréron used his newspaper as an organ to condemn the Jacobins and set up gangs of well-dressed jeunesse dorée who attacked sans-culottes workmen in Paris.

Names 2007

Thermidorian reaction or "White Terror" of late 1794-95.

Names 2007

Both within the Committee itself and in the Convention and the Committee of General Security, the law motivated resistance to the near-absolute power exercised by Robespierre, culminating in the Thermidorian conspiracy.

Annotations 2007

He joined the Jacobin club, sat with the Montagnards in the Convention, tried to negotiate an agreement between the Montagnards and the Girondins in the spring of 1794, and was a key figure in the Thermidorian reaction after the fall of Robespierre.

Names 2007

Robespierre culminated in the events of 9 Thermidor (27 July) and resulted in the Thermidorian reaction, the final phase of the Convention, in which the balance of power shifted to the moderates (known as the Plain).

Annotations 2007

Festival of the Supreme Being was held on 8 June, thus in fact preceding the Thermidorian coup by seven weeks.

Introduction 2007