Augustin Robespierre

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Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre (January 21, 1763 - July 28, 1794) was the younger brother of French Revolution leader, Maximilien Robespierre. Dèputè-en-Mission to the Army of Italy in 1794. He used his influence to help advance General Bonaparte's career in the Army of Italy after reading Napoleon's jacobite pamphlet "Souper de Beaucaire". With the fall of Maximillien Robespierre in the coup d'état of Thermidor(27 July 1794) those associated with him were subjected to a witch hunt. Napoleon's relationship with Augustin led to imprisonment in the Chateau d'Antibes on 6 August 1794 until he was cleared two weeks later.