jun 21, 1791 - Flight (Escape) to Varennes

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The Royal families' attempt to flee from France (during the Radical Phase of the Revolution) by dressing as commoners that work at The Palace of Versailles. This was in an attempt to cross the border and gather forces in a counter-revolutionary attept to fight back. They were caught in Varennes, where they were returned to Paris with no retention of their previous privalges such as title or a palace. Louis was placed on house arrest.

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