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Questions about Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise

Short answers, pulled from the story.

Who created the explosive device used in the Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise?

François-Joseph Carbon constructed the specific infernal machine for this attack on Napoleon Bonaparte. This Italian engineer originally designed such weapons during the Siege of Antwerp in 1585.

When did the assassination attempt on Napoleon take place at the rue Saint-Nicaise?

The explosion occurred on 3 Nivôse Year IX of the French Republic which corresponds to the 24th of December 1800. The blast happened at 8 P.M. when Napoleon was traveling to the Opéra.

What were the consequences for the Jacobin conspirators after the bombing?

Napoleon exiled 130 Jacobins from France without trial or right of appeal on the 4th of January 1801. Four daggers conspirators named Giuseppe Ceracchi Joseph Antoine Aréna François Topino-Lebrun and Dominique Demerville were guillotined on the 10th of January 1801 while Chevalier was executed on the 11th of January 1801.

How many people died in the Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise explosion?

The teenage girl Marianne Peusol who held the mare for twelve sous was killed by the blast. No other fatalities are recorded in the provided script text regarding this specific event.

Who led the royalist Breton Chouans involved in the plot against Napoleon?

Georges Cadoudal served as the leader of the Chouannerie movement and ordered the assassination attempt. Pierre Robinault de Saint-Régeant and Limoëlan were charged with taking Napoleon's life under his command.