Camille Desmoulins vs Jean-Paul Marat

Desmoulins published 'La France Libre', a radical pamphlet calling for a republic and the overthrow of the monarchy. The pamphlet was widely circulated and established him as a revolutionary journalist.

On July 12, 1789, Desmoulins jumped onto a table at the Palais-Royal and urged the crowd to take up arms against the king's troops. This speech helped spark the storming of the Bastille two days later.

Desmoulins launched 'Le Vieux Cordelier', a newspaper that initially supported the Jacobins but later criticized the excesses of the Reign of Terror. The paper called for clemency and an end to the executions.

Desmoulins was arrested alongside Georges Danton on charges of conspiracy and leniency. He was tried and guillotined on April 5, 1794, becoming a victim of the Terror he had criticized.

Marat began publishing L'Ami du Peuple (The Friend of the People), a radical newspaper that attacked the aristocracy and called for popular violence against enemies of the revolution. The paper became highly influential among the sans-culottes.

Marat was elected as a deputy to the National Convention, representing Paris. He became a leading voice of the Montagnards, advocating for the execution of the king and the establishment of a revolutionary dictatorship.

Marat voted in favor of the immediate execution of King Louis XVI. His vote reflected his uncompromising stance against the monarchy and his belief in popular justice.

Marat was stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin sympathizer. His assassination turned him into a martyr for the Jacobins and intensified the Reign of Terror.