1792 ⟶ Lafayette's Failed Attempt to March on Paris

August 14: Lafayette tries unsuccessfully to persuade his ar...
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1791
1792

⚔️ Lafayette Arrests Armed Aristocrats at Tuileries

February 28: Day of Daggers. Lafayette orders the arrest of 400 armed aristocrats who have gathered at the Tuileries Palace to protect the royal family. They are freed on March 13.⟶
Lafayette Arrests Armed Aristocrats at Tuileries (1791)
French RevolutionAristocracyTuileries PalaceLafayetteCounter-revolutionRoyal FamilyPolitical ViolenceSocial TensionsArmed Conflict

⚔️ Lafayette's Failed Attempt to March on Paris

August 14: Lafayette tries unsuccessfully to persuade his army to march on Paris to rescue the royal family.⟶
LafayetteFrench ArmyRoyal FamilyParisMilitary CoupRevolutionary WarPolitical IntrigueArrest of LafayetteCounter-Revolution

🗣️ Lafayette Returns to Army, Denounced by Robespierre

June 30: Lafayette leaves Paris and returns to his army. He is denounced by Robespierre and his effigy is burned by a mob at the Palais-Royal.⟶
Lafayette Returns to Army, Denounced by Robespierre (1792)
LafayetteRobespierrePolitical IntrigueFrench ArmyParisDenunciationRadicalismFactionalismRevolutionary Leaders