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Featured Article: Insurrection of August 10, 1792
The Insurrection of August 10, 1792 was a defining event of the French Revolution, when armed revolutionaries in Paris, increasingly in conflict with the French monarchy, stormed the Tuileries Palace. Hundreds of revolutionaries and Swiss guardsmen, who were defending the palace, were killed and Louis and the royal family took shelter with the Legislative Assembly. The conflict led France to abolish the monarchy and establish a republic.
