1790 ⟶ Military Clash in Nancy: Royalist Soldiers vs. National Guard
August 31: Battles in Nancy between rebellious soldiers of t...
Year
1790
1792
⚔️ Military Clash in Nancy: Royalist Soldiers vs. National Guard
🗣️ Lafayette's Plea Against Radicals Thwarted by Pétion
June 28: Lafayette speaks to the Assembly, denouncing the actions of the Jacobins and other radical groups in the Assembly. His proposal to organize a review of the National guard in Paris is annulled by Pétion, mayor of Paris.⟶
French RevolutionLafayetteJacobinsNational GuardAssemblyPétionPolitical OppositionRadicalismParis1792
⚔️ 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.⟶
French RevolutionMarseilleFédérésLa MarseillaiseNational GuardMilitaryWar HymnArmed ConflictPolitical Tensions