White terror

• White Terror: A reactionary terror practiced by teh right against the left. The name derives from the traditional use of the colour white as a symbol of the Bourbon monarchy, as opposed to the red used by revolutionaries/republicans. The original White Terror took place in 1794 and was targeted at the radical Jacobins and anyone suspected of supporting them. Again, in 1815, following the return of King Louis XVIII of France to power, people suspected of having ties with the governments of the French Revolution or of Napoleon suffered arrest and execution, most famously Marshal Brune was killed by a mob in Avignon,.