 Complete the following phrase:  The Spring of 1793 was a period of great political tension in Paris as the radical voices in the Commune and the Montagnards in the Convention became more overtly hostile to the ruling Girondist faction. The authorities decision to arrest Jean-Paul Marat in April brought matters to a head, and precipitated the fall of the Girondins in which Hanriot played a major part. In the evening of 30 May 1793 the Commune appointed Hanriot provisionally to the position of Commandant-General of the Parisian National Guard, because Santerre was fighting in the 