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24th February 1848: King Louis Philippe of France abdicates

  • 24th February 2021
  • Tagged as: Abdication, Europe, France, Monarchy, Revolution

On the 24th February 1848, amidst the revolutions that were beginning to sweep across the continent, King Louis Philippe of France abdicated the throne.

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23rd February 1836: The Siege of the Alamo begins, lasting for thirteen days before the final battle

  • 23rd February 2021
  • Tagged as: Alamo, America, Mexico, Revolution, Texas, United States, USA

Having received few reinforcements by the time the Mexicans attacked on 6 March, the Alamo’s defenders suffered a decisive defeat that is believed to have killed every soldier in the compound.

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9th October 1967: Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara executed in Bolivia

  • 9th October 2020
  • Tagged as: Bolivia, Castro, CIA, Cuba, Guerrilla Warfare, Marxism, Revolution, USA

On the 9th October 1967 the Marxist revolutionary icon, Ernesto “Che” Guevara was executed in Bolivia after being caught by CIA-assisted forces during his attempt to provoke a revolution.

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28th September 1781: The Siege of Yorktown begins in the American Revolutionary War

  • 28th September 2020
  • Tagged as: America, American Revolution, Revolution, United States, USA, War, Washington, Yorktown

The Siege of Yorktown was the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War in North America.

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14th July 1789: Storming of the Bastille

  • 14th July 2020
  • Tagged as: France, French Revolution, Louis XVI, Revolution, Versailles

The morning of the 14th July 1789 saw the beginning of the French Revolution when Parisian revolutionaries stormed the Bastille, a large fortress, prison and ammunition store that symbolised everything that was wrong with the monarchy.

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21st June 1791: Louis XVI’s attempts to escape from Paris in the Flight to Varennes

  • 21st June 2020
  • Tagged as: Austria, Flight to Varennes, French Revolution, Holy Roman Empire, Louis XVI, Revolution, Treason

King Louis XVI of France and his family were caught attempting to escape Paris during the Flight to Varennes.

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20th June 1789: National Assembly swears the Tennis Court Oath

  • 20th June 2020
  • Tagged as: France, French Revolution, Government, Monarchy, Politics, Republic, Revolution

On the 20th June 1789 at Versailles in France, the National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath in which they vowed not to separate until a written constitution had been established for the country.

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16th June 1958: Execution of Hungarian Communist leader Imre Nagy

  • 16th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Hungary, Khrushchev, Revolution, Romania, USSR, Warsaw Pact

On June 16th 1958, Hungarian Communist politician Imre Nagy was executed.

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10th June 1916: Battle of Mecca signals the start of the Arab Revolt

  • 10th June 2020
  • Tagged as: Arabia, Britain, Egypt, First World War, France, Jordan, Mecca, Ottoman Empire, Revolution, Turkey

The Arab Revolt began fully on June 10th 1916 when Grand Sharif Hussein bin Ali, the guardian of the holy city of Mecca, ordered his troops to attack the Ottoman Caliphate’s garrison in the city.

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7th May 1794: Robespierre establishes Cult of the Supreme Being

  • 7th May 2020
  • Tagged as: France, French Revolution, Religion, Revolution, Robespierre

On the 7th May 1794, just a few weeks before the Law of 22nd Prairial that created the Great Terror, Maximilien Robespierre formally announced the creation of the Cult of the Supreme Being in a meeting of the National Convention.

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