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Ambush of the Lyon mail coach
- When
- 27–28 April 1796
- Where
- Commune of Vert-Saint-Denis, outside Paris
- Part of
- Case of the Lyons Mail
Several men ambushed the Paris–Lyon mail coach at Vert-Saint-Denis during the night of 27–28 April 1796, stealing 7 million livres.
During the night of 27 and 28 April 1796, a mail coach was ambushed outside Paris in the commune of Vert-Saint-Denis by several men. The stage coach was travelling from Paris to Lyon carrying money for the Army of Italy, and the attackers stole a large sum of money reported as 7 million livres.
Sources
- Courrier de Lyon case Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-27
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