1792 ⟶ Marseille Volunteers Arrive in Paris, Sing La Marseillaise, and Clash with National Guard
July 30: Arrival in Paris of volunteer fédérés from Marseill...
Year
1790
1792
⚔️ Military Clash in Nancy: Royalist Soldiers vs. National Guard
⚔️ Marseille Volunteers Arrive in Paris, Sing La Marseillaise, and Clash with National Guard
July 30: Arrival in Paris of volunteer fédérés from Marseille. They sing the new war hymn, of the Army of the Rhine, which gradually takes their name, La Marseillaise. Fights break out between the new volunteers and soldiers of the National Guard loyal to Lafayette.⟶
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⚔️ National Assembly Orders Army of Volunteers
June 8: The Assembly orders the raising of an army of twenty thousand volunteers to be camped outside Paris.⟶
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👮 National Guard Opens Membership to Non-Taxpayers
July 30: Decree by the Assembly allows working-class citizens (those who pay no taxes) to join the National Guard.⟶
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