Order to Swiss Guard
Louis XVI sent orders intended to halt continued fighting by the Swiss Guard as the defense of the Tuileries collapsed.
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August
Palace Guard Commander Summoned Before Commune
Jean Antoine Mandat was summoned from the Tuileries to city hall by insurgent authorities during the August uprising. His removal disrupted efforts to defend the palace.
Queen leaves threatened palace
Marie Antoinette accompanied the king and their children to the Assembly as the Tuileries defenses collapsed politically. Her departure marked the royal family's loss of control over its own residence.
Queen leaves threatened palace - Historical significance
Marie Antoinette figured in events surrounding queen leaves threatened palace at Paris. Her departure marked the royal family's loss of control over its own residence. This development formed part of the chain that led to the Republic being proclaimed after the National Convention assembled.
Refuge in Legislative Assembly
Louis XVI and the royal family left the Tuileries and sought protection inside the Legislative Assembly.
Result of Surrender of Lafayette
Lafayette enters Austrian custody after crossing the frontier.
Result of Surrender of Lafayette
Lafayette is detained by Austria after leaving revolutionary France.
Roederer urges royal withdrawal
Roederer advised Louis XVI that remaining inside the Tuileries was unsafe and urged the family to seek refuge with the Assembly. The decision to leave the palace decisively undermined the royalist defense.
Roederer urges royal withdrawal - Impact in Paris
Pierre Louis Roederer figured in events surrounding roederer urges royal withdrawal at Paris. The decision to leave the palace decisively undermined the royalist defense. The incident sharpened tensions between Parisian sections, municipal authorities and defenders of Louis XVI.
Roland serves alongside radical new ministers
The provisional executive brought ministers of differing revolutionary tendencies into an unstable post-monarchical administration. The controversy surrounding danton joins emergency ministry influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.
Royal monarchy overthrown: Assembly responds to insurrection
Vergniaud was a leading member of the legislature during the overthrow of the Tuileries monarchy. Deputies faced the challenge of establishing lawful authority amid armed upheaval.
Royal monarchy overthrown: New republican direction opens
Brissot and allied deputies operated in a transformed political order after Louis XVI lost power. Their wartime priorities continued, but the capital's armed popular movement gained leverage.
Royal monarchy overthrown: Revolutionary ministry restored
Roland returned to office after the August insurrection swept away the old royal government. His ministry sought to govern a nation now preparing a republic.
Royal powers suspended
The Legislative Assembly voted to suspend Louis XVI from exercising royal authority after the insurrection. Vergniaud was a prominent deputy in the chamber that confronted the overthrow of the constitutional monarchy.
Royal powers suspended - Political consequence
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud figured in events surrounding royal powers suspended at Paris. Vergniaud was a prominent deputy in the chamber that confronted the overthrow of the constitutional monarchy. The episode hastened the failure of the constitutional monarchy and intensified arguments for a newly elected national assembly.
Royalist order collapses
The storming of the Tuileries destroyed the practical basis for continuing Louis XVI's constitutional rule. Former supporters of the crown faced a transformed political landscape dominated by armed revolutionary forces.
Royalist order collapses - Impact in Paris
Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazales figured in events surrounding royalist order collapses at Paris. Former supporters of the crown faced a transformed political landscape dominated by armed revolutionary forces. The incident sharpened tensions between Parisian sections, municipal authorities and defenders of Louis XVI.
Santerre linked to decisive Paris mobilization
The armed movement associated with Santerre helped secure the radical sections' victory over the royal establishment. The controversy surrounding august insurrection topples monarchy influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.
Siege of Paris
The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob
Surrender of Lafayette
Lafayette crosses the border & surrenders to Austria
Surrender of Lafayette
Lafayette crosses the border and surrenders to Austria.
Suspension by Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly suspended Louis XVI and transferred executive authority to a provisional ministerial council.
Swiss Guard resists attackers
The Swiss Guards stationed at the palace fought insurgents during the assault on the Tuileries. Bachmann was among the officers associated with the royal military defense, which suffered severe losses.
Swiss Guard resists attackers - Political consequence
Karl Josef Bachmann figured in events surrounding swiss guard resists attackers at Paris. Bachmann was among the officers associated with the royal military defense, which suffered severe losses. The episode hastened the failure of the constitutional monarchy and intensified arguments for a newly elected national assembly.
Tuileries Insurrection Observed
Napoleon witnessed the revolutionary crisis surrounding the assault on the Tuileries while he was in Paris.
Tuileries Palace Assault
Insurrectionary forces attacked the Tuileries, destroying the remaining practical authority of Louis XVI's constitutional monarchy.
New balance of military power
Santerre's standing rose after the victory of the August insurgents and the failure of the royal guards. The National Guard's orientation changed as revolutionary sections asserted influence over the capital.
New balance of military power - Impact in Paris
Antoine Joseph Santerre figured in events surrounding new balance of military power at Paris. The National Guard's orientation changed as revolutionary sections asserted influence over the capital. The incident sharpened tensions between Parisian sections, municipal authorities and defenders of Louis XVI.
Radical press celebrates victory
Desmoulins supported the revolutionary movement that had overthrown the monarchy and entered Danton's administrative circle. Radical journalism helped depict the August action as an act of national defense.
Radical press celebrates victory - Change of authority
Camille Desmoulins figured in events surrounding radical press celebrates victory at Paris. Radical journalism helped depict the August action as an act of national defense. Its immediate significance was to transfer authority away from the crown toward revolutionary institutions.
Marat presses revolutionary vigilance
Marat's journalism pressed for vigilance against suspected royalist and counterrevolutionary threats after the fall of the Tuileries. This rhetoric contributed to the polarized atmosphere of the new emergency government.
Marat presses revolutionary vigilance - Historical significance
Jean-Paul Marat figured in events surrounding marat presses revolutionary vigilance at Paris. This rhetoric contributed to the polarized atmosphere of the new emergency government. This development formed part of the chain that led to the Republic being proclaimed after the National Convention assembled.
Arrest of Louis XVI
Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family
Arrest of Louis XVI
Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family.
Imprisonment in the Temple
Louis XVI and the royal family were imprisoned in the Temple after the monarchy's suspension.
Royal family sent to Temple
The royal family was confined in the Temple after Louis XVI lost his governing powers. Their transfer converted the monarchy's political defeat into custodial isolation.
Royal family sent to Temple - Political consequence
Louis Auguste Bourbon figured in events surrounding royal family sent to temple at Paris. Their transfer converted the monarchy's political defeat into custodial isolation. The episode hastened the failure of the constitutional monarchy and intensified arguments for a newly elected national assembly.
Justice ministry under emergency rule
Danton directed the Ministry of Justice in a city fearful of counterrevolution and enemy invasion. Government administration was reorganized while the monarchy remained suspended.
Justice ministry under emergency rule - Military consequence
Georges Jacques Danton figured in events surrounding justice ministry under emergency rule at Paris. Government administration was reorganized while the monarchy remained suspended. It demonstrated the decisive influence of armed citizens and soldiers in the struggle over the royal government.
Extraordinary tribunal established
An extraordinary criminal tribunal was established to prosecute crimes connected with the events of 10 August. Revolutionary leaders argued that exceptional judicial mechanisms were required to secure the new order.
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