Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Thermidorian Reaction was a revolt against the abuses of the Public Safety Committee that took place on Thermidor 9 (July 27) of 1794 when deputies in the National Convention authorized the arrest of Robespierre and several other leading members of the PSC. They were guillotined, beginning a short transitory period of "white terror." This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.