Dashed left edge = started before September 1793 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond September 1793
Events in September 1793 1
1793Reign of Terror beginsLaw of Suspects authorizes mass arrestsThe National Convention passed the Law of Suspects, authorizing the arrest of anyone suspected of disloyalty to the Revolution. The law formally launched the Reign of Terror, during which tens of thousands of people were imprisoned or executed.