Group or institution
National Guard
- Events
- 2
- Episodes
- 5
- Years
- 1831–1871
Every event in Historedia whose sources name National Guard, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
First Canut Revolt in Lyon
1831Role: Local security force
Montmartre cannon seizure and the origin of the Paris Commune, 18 March 1871
1871Role: Local Militia
- Montmartre Cannon Seizure
Regular French Army troops sent by Adolphe Thiers attempted to seize National Guard cannons on Montmartre on 18 March 1871.
- Killing of Generals Lecomte and Thomas
Two army generals, Lecomte and Thomas, were killed near the cannon park on Montmartre during the seizure attempt.
- Evacuation to Versailles
Regular troops were evacuated to Versailles, leaving Paris under the control of the National Guard and the Commune.
- Bloody Week Suppression
The French Army recaptured Paris from the Communards during the 'Bloody Week' from 21 to 28 May 1871.
- Montmartre Cannon Seizure
Sources
- July Monarchy Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-27
- Paris Commune Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01