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National Guard confronts demonstrators: Guard formation at the field

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National Guard confronts demonstrators: Guard formation at the field

de Lafayette, Gilbert du Motier · Champ de Mars · Marquis · National Guard commander

Lafayette commanded armed citizen soldiers deployed to disperse the crowd at the Champ de Mars. The confrontation exposed the incompatibility of rival revolutionary claims to speak for the nation.

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