Inflamed by the #BrunswickManifesto and #LouisXVI's vetoes, the National Guard of the #ParisCommune et al., in #The10August, #ThisDayInHistory in 1792, stormed the #TuileriesPalace, killed the #SwissGuard, & took the king into custody. Six weeks later the monarchy was abolished.

#otd 1792 — “Inflamed by the Brunswick Manifesto and LouisXVI's vetoes, the National Guard of the Paris Commune et al. … stormed the Tuileries Palace, killed the Swiss Guard, & took the king into custody. Six weeks later the monarchy was abolished.”
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