1. Georges Danton was tasked by the National Convention to intervene in the military conquest of Belgium led by General Dumouriez, and in the spring of 1793 supported the foundation of a Revolutionary Tribunal, becoming the first president of the Committee of Public Safety.
Georges Danton was born in Arcis-sur-Aube to Jacques Georges Danton, a respectable, but not wealthy lawyer, and Madeleine Camus.
Georges Danton initially attended the school in Sezanne, but at the age of thirteen he left his parents' home to enter the seminary in Troyes before making a transition to a boarding school in the same area.
Georges Danton spoke so persuasively that the head of the school decided to ban the practice.
Georges Danton's demanding voice and rhetorical skill quickly gained him fame, as well as his nickname of "The Thunderer".
Georges Danton himself was not present for the event he soon after led the Cordeliers militia, as well as other revolutionaries, on a mission to retake the Bastille from its provisional governor, which gained him more popular support from the revolutionaries.
Georges Danton was removed from office by a redistricting of Paris, for which he was compensated.
In spring 1791, Georges Danton suddenly began investing in property, in or near his birthplace, on a large scale.
Georges Danton sought election to the new Legislative Assembly, but the opposition of the moderates in the electoral assembly of Paris led to his defeat.
Georges Danton was elected second deputy procureur public of the Commune.
Georges Danton leaned more towards Robespierre than the pro-war Brissot, but, overall, limited his participation in the dispute.
The Girondins, hostile to revolutionary Paris, needed a popular man committed to the insurgents to liaise with the insurrectional Commune and had Georges Danton appointed to Minister of Justice the next day; he appointed Fabre and Desmoulins as his secretaries.
Georges Danton seems to have dined almost every day at the Rolands'.
Georges Danton's speech acted as a call for direct action among the citizens, as well as a strike against the external enemy.
Georges Danton was accused by the French historians Adolphe Thiers, Alphonse de Lamartine, Jules Michelet, Louis Blanc and Edgar Quinet.
Georges Danton remained a member of the ministry, although holding both positions simultaneously was illegal.
Georges Danton measured the risks posed to the Revolution by fratricidal quarrels between Republicans.
Georges Danton preached conciliation and calls the Assembly several times to "holy harmony".
Georges Danton was so affected by their deaths that he recruited the sculptor Claude Andre Deseine and, a week after Charpentier's death, brought him to Sainte-Catherine cemetery to exhume her body and execute a plaster bust of her appearance.
Georges Danton proposed the release of all imprisoned debtors as conscripts in the army.
The next day the Interior minister Garat forced Georges Danton to disavow the events from the evening before.
Georges Danton married in a Catholic ceremony, confessing his sins first to the priest Pierre-Marie Grayo de Keravenan.
Seventeen days later, Robespierre joined the Committee of Public Safety, nearly two years after Georges Danton had extended an invitation to him to do so.
Georges Danton believed a stable government was needed which could resist the orders of the Committee of Public Safety.
Georges Danton tried to weaken the Terror by attacking Jacques Rene Hebert.
Georges Danton maintained that he had absolutely no intention of breaking the revolutionary impulse.
Georges Danton proposed that the Convention begin taking actions towards peace with foreign powers, as the committee had declared war on the majority of European powers, such as Britain, Spain, and Portugal.
Georges Danton made a triumphant speech announcing the end of the Terror.
Toward the end of the Reign of Terror, Georges Danton was accused of various financial misdeeds, as well as using his position within the Revolution for personal gain.
Georges Danton was liquidated while certain members of the Convention tried to push through a decree that would cause the share prices to rise before the liquidation.
Georges Danton continued to defend Fabre d'Eglantine even after the latter had been exposed and arrested.
Some government members were convinced that Georges Danton was pushing for leadership in a post-Terror government.
Georges Danton's aim was to sow enough doubt in the minds of the deputies regarding Danton's political integrity to make it possible to proceed against him.
The death of Hebert had rendered Robespierre master of the Paris Commune; the death of Georges Danton would make him master of the convention as well.
Georges Danton vigorously criticized the Committee of Public Safety, causing concern among the jury that he might win favor with the crowd.
Georges Danton did not leave very much in the way of written works, personal or political; therefore most information about his actions and personality has been derived from secondhand sources.
One view of Georges Danton, presented by historians like Thiers and Mignet, suggested he was "a gigantic revolutionary" with extravagant passions, a high level of intelligence, and an eagerness for violence in the pursuit of his goals.
Georges Danton was a mere "statesman of materialism" who was bought anew every day.
Georges Danton remained loyal to his friends and the country of France by avoiding "personal ambition" and gave himself wholly to the cause of keeping "the government consolidated" for the Republic.
Georges Danton always had a love for his country and the laboring masses, who he felt deserved "dignity, consolation, and happiness".
Morley wrote that Georges Danton stands out as a master of commanding phrase.
Georges Danton is seen as an optimist, a leader full of energy, who liked the pleasures of life, carefree and indulgent.