Follow Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette through 48 dated historical records for France.
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The Champ de Mars confrontation created deep resentment toward Lafayette's citizen militia. Opponents claimed the armed force was protecting constitutional monarchy against political participation.
Role range: 1789-1792
The Champ de Mars bloodshed divided supporters of Lafayette from republicans who viewed the Guard as an instrument of repression. The incident exposed conflicting definitions of revolutionary public order.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette regarded the constitutional settlement as a framework worth maintaining through disciplined public order. The massacre had already demonstrated the political cost of using soldiers against petitioners.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette relinquished command of the Paris National Guard after the constitutional settlement was completed. His departure marked the end of the force's first highly personalized leadership phase.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette relinquished his Paris command as the constitutional arrangements of 1791 took effect. His withdrawal ended the first phase of leadership dominated by a single prominent general.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette resigned his command of the Paris National Guard after the constitutional settlement was completed. His departure occurred amid controversy over his record as protector of the monarchy.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette appeared before the Legislative Assembly to condemn radical political agitation. His stance exposed how a former National Guard commander had become estranged from militant Parisian activists.
Role range: 1789-1792
Lafayette's vision of a monarchy secured by constitutional law was overtaken by the Paris insurrection. The collapse showed how the strategy defended at the Champ de Mars had lost political support.
Role range: 1789-1792
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