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French Revolution: Flight of the King

French Revolution:Flight of the King

The King and Queen attempted to flee Paris in an attempt to lead troops to counter the revolution. They were recognized and arrested in Varennes. After this attempt, popular hostility toward the French monarchy gained more momentum. The Following documents are contemporary accounts of their attempted flight in June of 1791.

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The Flight of the King, June 20, 1791

D. the Sources

Rapport Du Sieur Drouet in Relation Du Départ De Louis XVI.,

Extract from the Register of the Deliberations of the Commune of Varennes.

Examination of Maldent.

Letter of the Municipality [Of Sainte-Menehould] to the President of the National Assembly,

Procès-Verbal of the General Assembly of the Commune of Varennes,

Tourzel, La Duchesse De, Mémoires,

Relation Du Voyage De Varennes, Adressée Par Un Prélat, Membre De L’Assemblée Constituante, À Un Ministre En Pays Étranger; in Mémoires De Weber