1789Mirabeau Calls for Removal of Royal Troops and Formation of a Civil Guard

July 8: As tensions mount, the Comte de Mirabeau, Third-Esta...
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1789

🗣️ Mirabeau Calls for Removal of Royal Troops and Formation of a Civil Guard

July 8: As tensions mount, the Comte de Mirabeau, Third-Estate deputy from Aix, demands that the Gardes Françaises of the military household of the king of France be moved out of Paris, and that a new civil guard be created within the city.
Mirabeau Calls for Removal of Royal Troops and Formation of a Civil Guard (1789)
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Mirabeau Calls for Removal of Royal Troops and Formation of a Civil Guard (1789)