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 FitzgeraldCharles James Lever
Once variste had made Vergniaud his god, Brissot his oracle.
The Gods are AthirstAnatole France
Now both Brissot and Clavière were active figures in the Revolution.
Brissot, like Napoleon in 1815, built his hopes on the opposition.
Lectures on the French RevolutionJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Brissot and several other members of the convention arrested in Paris.
The Every Day Book of History and ChronologyJoel Munsell