The Drownings At Nantes: How One Man Orchestrated The Execution Of Over 4,000 Men, Women, And Children
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The Drownings At Nantes: How One Man Orchestrated The Execution Of Over 4,000 Men, Women, And Children Jean-Baptiste Carrier, appointed by his government during the French Revolution, personally oversaw the execution of 13,000 counterrevolutionaries. 4,000 of which were sent to slow, watery deaths. The bloody French Revolution saw the end of the monarchy and the emergence of peasants, military men and landowners as authorities over a bankrupt government. The harrowing revolt lasted for years, and it saw its share of horrible crimes against humanity. These crimes peaked in the yearlong period of unprecedented violence known as the Reign of Terror. But few atrocities leveled those displayed at the Drownings at Nantes. French revolutionary, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, was sent by the new French government to Nantes to crush any counter-rebellions made by anyone in opposition to the Revolution, whether they be an aristocrat or royal-sympathizer. He was also expected to ensure that the new g...