White Terror against former Jacobins
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The White Terror against former Jacobins was a wave of reactionary violence and persecution in post-Revolutionary France, during which royalists and moderates targeted and repressed former radical revolutionaries associated with the Jacobin regime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White Terror (1815) in France | 1 |
| White Terror against former Jacobins canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Terror against former Jacobins Context triple: [Thermidorian Reaction, result, White Terror against former Jacobins]
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A.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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C.
Jacquerie
The Jacquerie was a violent peasant uprising in northern France in 1358, sparked by heavy taxation, war devastation, and noble abuses during the Hundred Years’ War.
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D.
Revolutionary Tribunal
The Revolutionary Tribunal was a powerful court established during the French Revolution to prosecute and often condemn perceived enemies of the revolutionary government, especially during the Reign of Terror.
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E.
September Massacres
The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Terror against former Jacobins Target entity description: The White Terror against former Jacobins was a wave of reactionary violence and persecution in post-Revolutionary France, during which royalists and moderates targeted and repressed former radical revolutionaries associated with the Jacobin regime.
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A.
White Terror
White Terror refers to the campaign of political repression, mass executions, and violence carried out by anti-Bolshevik forces and their allies during the Russian Civil War.
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B.
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a particularly violent and radical phase of the French Revolution marked by mass executions, political purges, and authoritarian rule under the Committee of Public Safety.
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C.
Jacquerie
The Jacquerie was a violent peasant uprising in northern France in 1358, sparked by heavy taxation, war devastation, and noble abuses during the Hundred Years’ War.
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D.
Revolutionary Tribunal
The Revolutionary Tribunal was a powerful court established during the French Revolution to prosecute and often condemn perceived enemies of the revolutionary government, especially during the Reign of Terror.
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E.
September Massacres
The September Massacres were a wave of brutal killings of prisoners in Paris in early September 1792, reflecting the radicalization and violent popular justice that marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
counter-revolutionary movement
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political repression campaign ⓘ wave of political violence ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
elimination of Jacobin influence
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restoration of social and political hierarchies ⓘ retribution for the Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | White Terror of 1794–1795 ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
local vendettas
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mob violence ⓘ political reprisals ⓘ reactionary violence ⓘ summary executions ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Directory regime
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establishment of the Directory ⓘ |
| follows |
Reign of Terror
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Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ fall of Robespierre ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Thermidorian Reaction
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collapse of the Jacobin dictatorship ⓘ economic hardship in post-Terror France ⓘ resentment against the Reign of Terror ⓘ royalist desire for revenge ⓘ social tensions after Year II ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
closure of many Jacobin clubs
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discrediting of Jacobin clubs ⓘ extrajudicial killings of former Jacobins ⓘ impunity for many anti-Jacobin attackers ⓘ lynchings of suspected terrorists ⓘ political instability in post-Terror France ⓘ rise of Thermidorian political dominance ⓘ strengthening of moderate and conservative forces ⓘ weakening of radical republicanism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attacks on former members of the Committee of Public Safety
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attacks on local Jacobin leaders ⓘ attacks on sans-culottes ⓘ attacks on suspected supporters of the Terror ⓘ persecution of former Jacobins ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Terror phase of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| location |
Avignon
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Languedoc ⓘ Lyon ⓘ Marseille ⓘ Nîmes ⓘ Provence ⓘ Rhône Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône valley
Toulon ⓘ Southern France ⓘ
surface form:
southern France
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| opponent |
former Jacobins
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former members of revolutionary committees ⓘ radical republicans ⓘ sans-culottes ⓘ supporters of the Montagnards ⓘ |
| participant |
Jeunesse dorée
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Muscardins ⓘ Thermidorian deputies ⓘ
surface form:
Thermidorians
counter-revolutionary gangs ⓘ moderate republicans ⓘ royalists ⓘ |
| partOf | French Revolution ⓘ |
| startTime | 1794 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Thermidorian Reaction
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surface form:
Thermidorian Convention
Year III of the French Revolutionary calendar ⓘ |
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White Terror (1815) in France