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Royal Troop Withdrawal

France · Revolution / Revolution of France. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1789Date range
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Chronological records

1789

Louis XVI15 July 1789

Versailles · Revolution / Revolution of France

Louis XVI announced the withdrawal of troops from the Paris region after the fall of the Bastille transformed the political situation.

Names involved

Louis XVI

Provenance

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