Confrontations during the Réveillon Riots

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Description: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9veillon_riots

Descripcion foto: The Réveillon riots between 26 and 29 April 1789 centered in the St. Antoine district where a factory that produced luxury wallpaper was owned by Jean-Baptiste Réveillon. Protests began after rumors spread that the owner had made a speech stating that workers, many of whom were highly skilled, were to be paid lower wages and, as a result, there would be lower prices. After informal protests on Sunday 26 April, others followed, and confrontations between troops and participants in the fourth demonstration led to the outbreak of violence in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine that evening. Réveillon's factory was destroyed as was his home. The riot killed 25 people and wounded around the same number although rumour caused the casualty figures to be exaggerated. The French Guard was used to restore order. The riots were one of the first instances of violence during the French Revolution.

Website: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Attroupement_au_fauxbourg_St_Antoine_L%27Epine_et_Cl._Niquet.jpg

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Fecha: 1789.04.28

Copyright: Abraham Girardet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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