Attack on the Tuileries Palace – iTopper IAS Academy

In spring and summer of 1792, the Austrian army and its Prussian allies started advancing into the French territory.
The King was widely viewed as a traitor for trying to flee the country.
On August 10, a crowd of about 20,000 people attacked the Tuileries Palace.
The King and Queen had escaped the Palace and placed themselves under the protection of the Legislative Assembly.
Fearing further violence, the Assembly placed them under arrest.