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So...we all know that sometime between 9 Thermidor and 10 Thermidor, Robespierre obtained a not-so-pleasant bullet wound to his jaw. Some people said he tried (and obviously failed) to commit suicide before he could be guillotined while others said he was shot by someone (either a guard, someone who tried to save him but missed really horrible, or just someone who wasn't a big Robesy fan). Which account do you believe?
Something else I've heard is that right before the blade came down on his head, the executioner reached down and ripped of Robespierre's bandage, making so that his last few seconds on earth were spent screaming in pain. That wasn't very nice.
So...we all know that sometime between 9 Thermidor and 10 Thermidor, Robespierre obtained a not-so-pleasant bullet wound to his jaw. Some people said he tried (and obviously failed) to commit suicide before he could be guillotined while others said he was shot by someone (either a guard, someone who tried to save him but missed really horrible, or just someone who wasn't a big Robesy fan). Which account do you believe?
Something else I've heard is that right before the blade came down on his head, the executioner reached down and ripped of Robespierre's bandage, making so that his last few seconds on earth were spent screaming in pain. That wasn't very nice.
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Date: 2006-06-26 06:51 am (UTC)The account of the guard who claimed to have shot him, Merda, is suspect considering the times and that the account doesn't quite match up with the angle of the wound.
On the other hand, it's unlikely that it was an attempted suicide because it seems uncharacteristic for one thing, but mostly because he was right-handed and the would was on the left side of his face.
...Then again, the inaccuracy could have been a result of using his left hand, which would be less precise...
And know, it wasn't very nice, but considering the violence with which all the Robespierristes were treated that day, it's hardly surprising.