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Attack on the Tuileries Palace, June 20, 1792

Through the first part of 1792, France had been moving slowly toward the first of the French Revolutionary Wars. In April, the king had taken the unprecedented step of forming a cabinet of revolutionary Girondins. On 20 April, war was declared against Austria. The initial battles were a disaster for the French, and Prussia joined Austria in... More...

Comoren Islands, 1989, Louis XVI, Invasion of Les Tuileries