Timeline April 1793

Events in April 1793 2

• 1793 Committee of Public Safety established Revolutionary France centralizes executive power The National Convention created the Committee of Public Safety to coordinate the defense of the Republic against foreign invasion and internal rebellion. Under Maximilien Robespierre's growing influence, the committee became the main instrument of the Reign of Terror.
• 1793 Washington's Neutrality Proclamation United States declares neutrality in the European war President George Washington issued a proclamation declaring the United States neutral in the war between France and the European monarchies. The policy aimed to keep the young republic out of the escalating conflict despite treaty obligations to France.