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Barras

French revolutionary politician mentioned in context of crowd dynamics.

minor

First appearance: the crowd

Barras's tie to Augereau is one of the pressures that moves The Crowd—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

Mentioned in the context of the Convention's automatic behavior and the influence of leaders during the French Revolution.
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With Augereau (professional): Augereau and Barras are political and military colleagues during the revolutionary period. With Napoleon (professional): Barras was a political patron who helped advance Napoleon's early…

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TATaineAUAugereauNANapoleonRORobespierreBABarras

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  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Crowd Leadership Theorists
  • Historical Prestige Archetypes

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