Robespierre (Maximilien) - Execution

28 July 1794, execution of Maximilien Robespierre and several members of the Committee of Public Safety.

There is still uncertainty as to what precisely happened during the arrest of Robespierre at the "Hôtel de Ville" where he took refuge among his supporters there.

There are two accounts differing: he either tried to resist and was shot in the head or tried to commit suicide by shooting himself with a pistol.

What is certain is that two bullets hit his lower jaw though he was still alive. Until he was taken to Lady Guillotine the next morning with bandages keeping the lower jaw attached to his head...