Physical Object: Account of the Revolt and Massacre Which took place in…
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Title
Account of the Revolt and Massacre Which took place in Paris, on the 10th of August, 1792.
Date
London 1793
Description
"This pamphlet offers a vivid eyewitness or near-contemporary account of one of the most decisive and violent days of the French Revolution, the infamous insurrection of August 10, 1792. On that day, revolutionary crowds, supported by the National Guard and radical leaders, stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris, effectively toppling the monarchy and marking the end of King Louis XVI’s constitutional reign.
The Account presents a harrowing narrative of the revolt, describing in detail the storming of the palace, the brutal clashes between royalist guards and insurgents, and the subsequent massacre of the Swiss Guards who had defended the king. While the perspective of the author remains uncertain, the tone is striking in conveying the chaos, bloodshed, and the raw emotion of a population caught between revolutionary zeal and civil violence."
~ Description by Mady Geiler, 2025
The Account presents a harrowing narrative of the revolt, describing in detail the storming of the palace, the brutal clashes between royalist guards and insurgents, and the subsequent massacre of the Swiss Guards who had defended the king. While the perspective of the author remains uncertain, the tone is striking in conveying the chaos, bloodshed, and the raw emotion of a population caught between revolutionary zeal and civil violence."
~ Description by Mady Geiler, 2025
Identifier
DC141 .R4