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_dgn_ · 08-10-22, 11:55 AM

10 August 1792 : end of the French monarchy after the assault on the Tuileries Palace.

This date marks the beginning of the Terror. This event is known in Switzerland as the "Tuileries massacre".

Indeed, King Louis XVI sacrificed his faithful Swiss guards, ordering them to lay down their arms. Of the 950 soldiers engaged, bravely defending the Palace against 20,000 insurgents, 300 will survive. The rest will be mainly massacred by the populace, a bit like a preamble to the next massacres of September 1792. Acts of cannibalism would have been committed against them.

A monument honoring them, as well as their fidelity (FIDEI) and their courage (VIRTUTI) was built in 1821 in Lucerne (Switzerland) : the Lion of Lucerne.

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A date to bring back to May 6, 1527, when the Pontifical Swiss Guards sacrificed themselves (as usual for an elite unit) to protect the escape of Pope Clement VII to his refuge in Castel Sant'Angelo.

RIP

08-10-22, 11:55 AM	#4255
_dgn_ Machinist's Mate Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: France Posts: 122 Downloads: 331 Uploads: 0	10 August 1792 10 August 1792 : end of the French monarchy after the assault on the Tuileries Palace. This date marks the beginning of the Terror. This event is known in Switzerland as the "Tuileries massacre". Indeed, King Louis XVI sacrificed his faithful Swiss guards, ordering them to lay down their arms. Of the 950 soldiers engaged, bravely defending the Palace against 20,000 insurgents, 300 will survive. The rest will be mainly massacred by the populace, a bit like a preamble to the next massacres of September 1792. Acts of cannibalism would have been committed against them. A monument honoring them, as well as their fidelity (FIDEI) and their courage (VIRTUTI) was built in 1821 in Lucerne (Switzerland) : the Lion of Lucerne. free image upload A date to bring back to May 6, 1527, when the Pontifical Swiss Guards sacrificed themselves (as usual for an elite unit) to protect the escape of Pope Clement VII to his refuge in Castel Sant'Angelo. RIP Last edited by _dgn_; 08-10-22 at 12:23 PM.