Great Fear (jul 17, 1789 – aug 3, 1789)
Description:
The Great Fear was a wave of peasant riots and violence that swept through France.These riots were caused by rumors of attacks on villages and towns,government troops seizing peasant crops. Inflamed by fear peasants unleashed their fury on nobles who were trying to reimpose medieval dues.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 17, 1789
aug 3, 1789
~ 17 days