Flight to Varennes
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flight-to-varennes-203-9973665
title:
Flight to Varennes
text:
The royal Flight to Varennes during the night of 20–21 June 1791 was a significant event in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France, Queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to escape from Paris to Montmédy, where the King wished to initiate a counter-revolution by joining up with royalist troops. They escaped as far as the small town of Varennes-en-Argonne, where they were arrested after being recognized at their previous stop in Sainte-Menehou
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Attempted escape by the French royal family during the French Revolution
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_to_Varennes
date created:
2003-03-03T10:56:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T17:01:58Z
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