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National Guard faces October march on Versailles

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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National Guard faces October march on Versailles

de Lafayette, Gilbert du Motier · Paris · Marquis · National Guard commander

A large crowd set out from Paris toward Versailles demanding bread and political concessions. Lafayette eventually led National Guard troops after the demonstrators as the situation threatened the royal palace.

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