Episode 2 of 6
Federalist Revolt and Royalist Takeover
- When
- June 1793
- Where
- Toulon, France
- Part of
- Capture of Toulon
Federalists expelled Toulon's Jacobins but were supplanted by Royalists, who proclaimed Louis XVII king.
After the arrest of the Girondist deputies on 2 June 1793, Federalist revolts erupted in Lyon, Avignon, Nîmes, and Marseille. In Toulon, Federalists evicted the local Jacobin chapter but were soon supplanted by more numerous French Royalists, who became dominant within the revolt and proclaimed the imprisoned child Louis XVII king.
Sources
- Siege of Toulon (1793) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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