17h 37min, jul 13, 1789 y - Parisian Uprisings

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Encouraged by popular oraters the poorer citizens of Paris decided to raid gun shops etc. to provide themselves with weapons in defence against the army. Troops took no action to stop this. This alarmed the wealthier citizens who were mainly property owners. They created their own national guard to defend their property.

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