1789 ⟶ Lafayette Appointed Army Commander; Royal Title Modified; Guillotine Proposed
October 10: The Assembly names Lafayette commander of the re...
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🔪 Lafayette Appointed Army Commander; Royal Title Modified; Guillotine Proposed
October 10: The Assembly names Lafayette commander of the regular army in and around Paris. The Assembly also modifies the royal title from "King of France and Navarre" to "King of the French". Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a doctor, member of the Assembly, proposes a new and more humane form of public execution, which eventually is named after him, the guillotine.⟶
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🛡️ Lafayette and Others Appointed Army Commanders
December 14: Lafayette receives command of one of the three new armies established to defend the French borders, the Army of the Centre, based at Metz. The other two armies are commanded by Rochambeau (Army of the North) and Nicolas Luckner (Army of the Rhine).⟶
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👑 Execution of King Louis XVI
January 21: Louis XVI is beheaded at 10:22 on Place de la Révolution. The commander of the execution, Antoine Joseph Santerre, orders a drum roll to drown out his final words to the crowd.⟶
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⚔️ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of the Interior
October 26: Bonaparte is named commander in chief of the Army of the Interior.⟶
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