Brissot

noun

Jacques-Pierre (ʒakpjɛr). 1754–93, French journalist and revolutionary; leader of the Girondists: executed by the Jacobins

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At this, Brissot whispered in my ear: 'It is the royal stable that she sees.
Gerald Fitzgerald
Charles James Lever
Once variste had made Vergniaud his god, Brissot his oracle.
The Gods are Athirst
Anatole France
Now both Brissot and Clavière were active figures in the Revolution.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
Various
Brissot, like Napoleon in 1815, built his hopes on the opposition.
Lectures on the French Revolution
John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Brissot and several other members of the convention arrested in Paris.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology
Joel Munsell

Brissot

Examples from the Web for brissot

Historical Examples

At this, Brissot whispered in my ear: 'It is the royal stable that she sees.

Once variste had made Vergniaud his god, Brissot his oracle.

Now both Brissot and Clavière were active figures in the Revolution.

Brissot, like Napoleon in 1815, built his hopes on the opposition.

Brissot and several other members of the convention arrested in Paris.