The storming of the Tuileries Palace ended the French monarchy and directly led to the proclamation of the First French Republic.
Key Facts
- Date of insurrection
- 10 August 1792
- Swiss Guard casualties
- Hundreds killed
- Revolutionary casualties
- ~400 killed
- Monarchy formally abolished
- 21 September 1792
- Republic proclaimed
- 22 September 1792
- Common historical designation
- The 10 August / Second Revolution
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Escalating conflict between King Louis XVI and the Legislative Assembly over royal vetoes of radical measures, combined with the Brunswick Manifesto of 1 August 1792—in which allied Prussian and Austrian commanders threatened vengeance on Paris if the royal family were harmed—inflamed popular hostility toward the monarchy and spurred armed action.
On 10 August 1792, the National Guard of the Paris Commune and fédérés from Marseille and Brittany stormed the Tuileries Palace, defended by the Swiss Guards. The battle killed hundreds of Swiss guardsmen and approximately 400 revolutionaries. Louis XVI and his family fled to the Legislative Assembly for shelter, effectively ending royal authority.
Six weeks after the insurrection, on 21 September 1792, the newly convened National Convention formally abolished the French monarchy. The following day, 22 September, France was proclaimed a republic, marking a fundamental transformation of the French state and the broader trajectory of the Revolution.
Political Outcome
The French monarchy was abolished and the First French Republic was proclaimed on 22 September 1792.
Constitutional monarchy under King Louis XVI
Republic governed by the National Convention