1767 CE: Louis-Antoine-Leon de Saint-Just, future Jacobin leader in the French Revolution, is born in central France.

1786 CE - 1787 CE: Saint-Just spends six months in a reformatory after running away to Paris with his mother's silver.

1790 CE: Saint-Just attends the Festival of the Federation as a lieutenant-colonel in the National Guard.

1792 CE: Shortly after turning 25, Saint-Just is elected to the National Convention. He is the youngest member.

1792 CE: Saint-Just gives his maiden speech, arguing for the immediate execution of King Louis XVI of France.

1793 CE: Saint-Just is added to the Committee of Public Safety.

1793 CE: Saint-Just and Le Bas go to Alsace to discipline the French Army of the Rhine.

1793 CE: Saint-Just and his colleagues finish work on the Constitution of 1793, the most democratic constitution of its day, after only 8 days.

1794 CE: Saint-Just serves as president of the National Convention, drafts the radical Ventôse Decrees.

1794 CE: Saint-Just plays a major role in the downfall and execution of Georges Danton; his zealous support for the Reign of Terror earns him the nickname "Archangel of Terror".

1794 CE: The French are victorious at the Battle of Fleurus; their armies remain ascendent for the rest of the War of the First Coalition.

1794 CE: Robespierre and his followers are denounced by the National Convention and declared to be outlaws.

1794 CE: Execution of Robespierre, Saint-Just, and Couthon; end to the Terror, beginning of the Thermidorian Reaction.