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	{{Youmay\|the event\|the [[September Massacres (memory)\|memory]]}}		{{Youmay\|the event\|the [[September Massacres (memory)\|memory]]}}
	{{Quote\|This is what happens when you give command of the government to half-starved lunatics, and command of the army to bloodthirsty savages.\|Napoleon on the September Massacres, 1792.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|This is what happens when you give command of the government to half-starved lunatics, and command of the army to bloodthirsty savages.\|Napoleon on the September Massacres, 1792.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
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	\|image = [[File:~~CarmesMassacre~~.~~jpg~~\|thumb\|250px]]		\|image = [[File:ACU September Massacres 3.png\|thumb\|250px]]
	\|name = September Massacres		\|name = September Massacres
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	Around the same time, the revolution took a radical turn with the storming of the [[Tuileries Palace]] on the [[10 August\|10th of August]], leading to the arrest and imprisonment of King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] and his family. Radicalists such as Marat subsequently began to incite hatred towards royalists, priests who had refused to accept the terms of the new constitution, and aristocrats, many of whom were sent to languish in Paris' prisons alongside common criminals and lunatics.<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Ubi">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176244-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The September Massacres - France's Most Horrible History]</ref>		Around the same time, the revolution took a radical turn with the storming of the [[Tuileries Palace]] on the [[10 August\|10th of August]], leading to the arrest and imprisonment of King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] and his family. Radicalists such as Marat subsequently began to incite hatred towards royalists, priests who had refused to accept the terms of the new constitution, and aristocrats, many of whom were sent to languish in Paris' prisons alongside common criminals and lunatics.<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Ubi">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176244-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The September Massacres - France's Most Horrible History]</ref>

	When the Duke of Brunswick secured victory at Verdun on 2 September, the revolutionaries panicked and decided to radically purge any and all opposition to their cause~~; their~~ paranoia led them to target the prisoners, whom they ~~believed~~ would join forces with the Prussian Army in an effort to restore the monarchy.<ref name="ACU"/>		When the Duke of Brunswick secured victory at Verdun on 2 September, the revolutionaries panicked, believing Paris would be the next to fall, and decided to radically purge any and all opposition to their cause. Their paranoia led them to target the prisoners, whom they thought would join forces with the Prussian Army in an effort to restore the monarchy.<ref name="ACU"/>

	==Prison massacres==		==Prison massacres==
	{{Quote\|Look at these posh bastards. Bet they weren't fed on bread and water.\|One of Rouille's guardsmen during their assault on the Grand Châtelet, 1792.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|Look at these posh bastards. Bet they weren't fed on bread and water.\|One of Rouille's guardsmen during their assault on the Grand Châtelet, 1792.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
	The bloodshed began at the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], where 24 non-juring priests were dragged from their carriages and butchered as they were being transported to the prison de l'Abbaye. ~~The~~ violence ~~subsequently~~ spread to other prisons, with makeshift courts being formed to judge whether or not the inmates were against the revolution.<ref name="Ubi"/>		The bloodshed began at the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], where 24 non-juring priests were dragged from their carriages and butchered as they were being transported to the prison de l'Abbaye. In the following days, the violence spread to other prisons, with makeshift courts being formed to judge whether or not the inmates were against the revolution.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	Those who were found to be "guilty" were immediately and brutally murdered; one notable case involved {{Wiki\|Princess Marie Louise of Savoy}}, a close confidant of [[Marie Antoinette]], who was hacked to pieces by an angry mob. Her head was then placed on a pike and paraded around beneath her old friend's window at the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]], ~~but~~ it is unknown if Marie Antoinette actually saw it.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Those who were found to be "guilty" were immediately and brutally murdered; one notable case involved {{Wiki\|Princess Marie Louise of Savoy}}, a close confidant of [[Marie Antoinette]], who was hacked to pieces by an angry mob. Her head was then placed on a pike and paraded around beneath her old friend's window at the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]], though it is unknown if Marie Antoinette actually saw it.<ref name="Ubi"/>

			Despite the widespread violence, some prisoners managed to survive the ordeal, even if their dignity did not. Marie-Maurille de Sombreuil, the daughter of the former governor of [[Les Invalides (district)\|Les Invalides]], supposedly drank the warm blood of aristocrats to prove her hatred of them, in an effort to save her father's life.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	The [[Templars\|Templar]] captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] participated in the massacres as well, marching on the [[Grand Châtelet]] with his men. Killing [[guards]] and prisoners alike, they took control of the prison, with Rouille taunting the captured prison warden by waving the head of his decapitated brother in front of him. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] also infiltrated the Grand Châtelet and, after freeing the prison guards that had been taken captive, assassinated Rouille, putting an end to the Templar's cruelty.<ref name="ACU"/>		The [[Templars\|Templar]] captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] participated in the massacres as well, marching on the [[Grand Châtelet]] with his men. Killing [[guards]] and prisoners alike, they took control of the prison, with Rouille taunting the captured prison warden by waving the head of his decapitated brother in front of him. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] also infiltrated the Grand Châtelet and, after freeing the prison guards that had been taken captive, assassinated Rouille, putting an end to the Templar's cruelty.<ref name="ACU"/>

	~~Despite~~ the ~~widespread violence~~, ~~some prisoners managed to survive the ordeal~~, ~~even if their dignity did not. Marie-Maurille de Sombreuil~~, ~~the daughter of the former governor of~~ [[~~Les Invalides (district)~~\|~~Les Invalides~~]], ~~supposedly drank~~ the ~~warm blood~~ of ~~aristocrats to prove her hatred of them, in an effort to save her father's life~~.<ref name="~~Ubi~~"/>		By the 7th of September, over a thousand people had been killed, most of them nobles, royalists and [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] Guards, but also street children, common criminals and [[Courtesans\|prostitutes]]; many of the victims ended up being buried in the [[Catacombs of Paris]].<ref name="ACU"/>

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	~~"These outbursts of punitive violence had left their mark on~~ the Parisians~~, although a number of deputies insisted~~ that ~~these actions~~ had been ~~necessary~~. In the provinces, ~~they engendered~~ disapproval ~~and horror with regard~~ to ~~Paris~~, ~~but they also spread terror among~~ potential opponents."		Although some deputies defended the massacres, claiming they were necessary, many Parisians remained deeply affected by the deeply violent acts that had been committed. In the provinces, people reacted with horror and disapproval to what had transpired in the capital, while potential opponents were frightened by what could happen to them.<ref name="ACU"/>

	~~remains ended up in paris catacombs~~		==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
			CarmesMassacre.jpg\|An illustration of the massacres outside the Carmes prison
			</gallery>

	~~france managed to push austrians back eventually~~
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACU}}		{{ACU}}

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	==Prison massacres==		==Prison massacres==
			{{Quote\|Look at these posh bastards. Bet they weren't fed on bread and water.\|One of Rouille's guardsmen during their assault on the Grand Châtelet, 1792.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
	The bloodshed began at the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], where 24 non-juring priests were dragged from their carriages and butchered as they were being transported to the prison de l'Abbaye. The violence subsequently spread to other prisons, with makeshift courts being formed to judge whether or not the inmates were against the revolution.<ref name="Ubi"/>		The bloodshed began at the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], where 24 non-juring priests were dragged from their carriages and butchered as they were being transported to the prison de l'Abbaye. The violence subsequently spread to other prisons, with makeshift courts being formed to judge whether or not the inmates were against the revolution.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	Those who were found to be "guilty" were immediately and brutally murdered; one notable case involved {{Wiki\|Princess Marie Louise of Savoy}}, a close confidant of [[Marie Antoinette]], who was hacked to pieces by an angry mob. Her head was then placed on a pike and paraded around beneath her old friend's window at the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]], but it is unknown if Marie Antoinette actually saw it.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Those who were found to be "guilty" were immediately and brutally murdered; one notable case involved {{Wiki\|Princess Marie Louise of Savoy}}, a close confidant of [[Marie Antoinette]], who was hacked to pieces by an angry mob. Her head was then placed on a pike and paraded around beneath her old friend's window at the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]], but it is unknown if Marie Antoinette actually saw it.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	The [[Templars\|Templar]] captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] participated in the massacres as well, marching on the [[Grand Châtelet]] with his men. Killing [[guards]] and prisoners alike, they took control of the prison, with Rouille taunting the captured prison warden by waving the head of his decapitated brother in front of him. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] also infiltrated the Grand Châtelet and, after freeing the prison guards that had been taken captive, assassinated Rouille, putting an end to the Templar's ~~machinations~~.<ref name="ACU"/>		The [[Templars\|Templar]] captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] participated in the massacres as well, marching on the [[Grand Châtelet]] with his men. Killing [[guards]] and prisoners alike, they took control of the prison, with Rouille taunting the captured prison warden by waving the head of his decapitated brother in front of him. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] also infiltrated the Grand Châtelet and, after freeing the prison guards that had been taken captive, assassinated Rouille, putting an end to the Templar's cruelty.<ref name="ACU"/>

			Despite the widespread violence, some prisoners managed to survive the ordeal, even if their dignity did not. Marie-Maurille de Sombreuil, the daughter of the former governor of [[Les Invalides (district)\|Les Invalides]], supposedly drank the warm blood of aristocrats to prove her hatred of them, in an effort to save her father's life.<ref name="Ubi"/>
	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	"These outbursts of punitive violence had left their mark on the Parisians, although a number of deputies insisted that these actions had been necessary. In the provinces, they engendered disapproval and horror with regard to Paris, but they also spread terror among potential opponents."		"These outbursts of punitive violence had left their mark on the Parisians, although a number of deputies insisted that these actions had been necessary. In the provinces, they engendered disapproval and horror with regard to Paris, but they also spread terror among potential opponents."

			remains ended up in paris catacombs

			france managed to push austrians back eventually
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACU}}		{{ACU}}

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	\|participants = *[[Arno Dorian]]		\|participants = *[[Arno Dorian]]
	*[[Napoleon Bonaparte]]
	*[[Frédéric Rouille]]}}		*[[Frédéric Rouille]]}}
	The '''September Massacres''' were a wave of killings that occurred across [[France]], though principally in [[Paris]], during the [[French Revolution]].		The '''September Massacres''' were a wave of killings that occurred across [[France]], though principally in [[Paris]], during the [[French Revolution]].
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	The bloodshed began at the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], where 24 non-juring priests were dragged from their carriages and butchered as they were being transported to the prison de l'Abbaye. The violence subsequently spread to other prisons, with makeshift courts being formed to judge whether or not the inmates were against the revolution.<ref name="Ubi"/>		The bloodshed began at the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], where 24 non-juring priests were dragged from their carriages and butchered as they were being transported to the prison de l'Abbaye. The violence subsequently spread to other prisons, with makeshift courts being formed to judge whether or not the inmates were against the revolution.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	Those who were found to be "guilty" were immediately and brutally murdered; one notable case involved {{Wiki\|Princess Marie Louise of Savoy}}, a close confidant of [[Marie Antoinette]], who was hacked to pieces by an angry mob. Her head was ~~subsequently~~ placed on a pike and paraded ~~for~~ her old friend ~~to see~~, ~~though whether or not she did~~ is unknown.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Those who were found to be "guilty" were immediately and brutally murdered; one notable case involved {{Wiki\|Princess Marie Louise of Savoy}}, a close confidant of [[Marie Antoinette]], who was hacked to pieces by an angry mob. Her head was then placed on a pike and paraded around beneath her old friend's window at the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]], but it is unknown if Marie Antoinette actually saw it.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	The [[Templars\|Templar]] captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] participated in the massacres as well, marching on the [[Grand Châtelet]] with his men. Killing [[guards]] and prisoners alike, they took control of the prison, with Rouille taunting the captured prison warden by waving the head of his decapitated brother in front of him.<ref name="ACU"/>		The [[Templars\|Templar]] captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] participated in the massacres as well, marching on the [[Grand Châtelet]] with his men. Killing [[guards]] and prisoners alike, they took control of the prison, with Rouille taunting the captured prison warden by waving the head of his decapitated brother in front of him. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] also infiltrated the Grand Châtelet and, after freeing the prison guards that had been taken captive, assassinated Rouille, putting an end to the Templar's machinations.<ref name="ACU"/>
	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	"These outbursts of punitive violence had left their mark on the Parisians, although a number of deputies insisted that these actions had been necessary. In the provinces, they engendered disapproval and horror with regard to Paris, but they also spread terror among potential opponents."		"These outbursts of punitive violence had left their mark on the Parisians, although a number of deputies insisted that these actions had been necessary. In the provinces, they engendered disapproval and horror with regard to Paris, but they also spread terror among potential opponents."

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	==Background==		==Background==
	{{Quote\|We need audacity, and yet more audacity, and always audacity, and France shall be saved!\|Georges Danton in response to the Duke of Brunswick's ~~insurrection~~.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|We need audacity, and yet more audacity, and always audacity, and France shall be saved!\|[[Georges Danton]] in response to the Duke of Brunswick's invasion.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
	In April 1792, France's [[Legislative Assembly]] declared war on [[Austria]], purportedly to "spread the Revolution", but actually to distract the populace from its own economic problems. Initial engagements were not in France's favor, however, and the country ended up being invaded by the allied Austrian and Prussian forces under the [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel\|Duke of Brunswick]].<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		In April 1792, France's [[Legislative Assembly]] declared war on [[Austria]], purportedly to "spread the Revolution", but actually to, among other things, distract the populace from its own economic problems. Initial engagements were not in France's favor, however, and the country ended up being invaded by the allied Austrian and Prussian forces under the [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel\|Duke of Brunswick]].<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	Around the same time, the revolution took a radical turn with the storming of the [[Tuileries Palace]] on the [[10 August\|10th of August]], leading to the arrest and imprisonment of King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] and his family.~~<ref name="ACU"/> Consequently, revolutionaries~~ such as Marat began to incite hatred towards royalists, aristocrats ~~and anybody else related~~ to ~~the old regime among~~ Paris' ~~citizens~~.<ref name="Ubi">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176244-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The September Massacres - France's Most Horrible History]</ref>		Around the same time, the revolution took a radical turn with the storming of the [[Tuileries Palace]] on the [[10 August\|10th of August]], leading to the arrest and imprisonment of King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] and his family. Radicalists such as Marat subsequently began to incite hatred towards royalists, priests who had refused to accept the terms of the new constitution, and aristocrats, many of whom were sent to languish in Paris' prisons alongside common criminals and lunatics.<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Ubi">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176244-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The September Massacres - France's Most Horrible History]</ref>

			When the Duke of Brunswick secured victory at Verdun on 2 September, the revolutionaries panicked and decided to radically purge any and all opposition to their cause; their paranoia led them to target the prisoners, whom they believed would join forces with the Prussian Army in an effort to restore the monarchy.<ref name="ACU"/>

	==Prison massacres==		==Prison massacres==
	~~From 2~~ to ~~7 September 1792~~, the [[~~Jacobins~~]] ~~took part in~~ a ~~series of murders of prisoners~~ and ~~priests~~, ~~killing nearly 1500 people~~. The ~~guard~~ captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] ~~led a group of guardsmen to~~ the [[Grand Châtelet]] ~~and began to massacre its~~ [[guards]] and prisoners, ~~but he was assassinated on the top~~ of the prison ~~by [[Arno Dorian]]~~, ~~who was informed of~~ Rouille~~'s location~~ by his ~~superior, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]~~.		The bloodshed began at the [[Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés]], where 24 non-juring priests were dragged from their carriages and butchered as they were being transported to the prison de l'Abbaye. The violence subsequently spread to other prisons, with makeshift courts being formed to judge whether or not the inmates were against the revolution.<ref name="Ubi"/>

			Those who were found to be "guilty" were immediately and brutally murdered; one notable case involved {{Wiki\|Princess Marie Louise of Savoy}}, a close confidant of [[Marie Antoinette]], who was hacked to pieces by an angry mob. Her head was subsequently placed on a pike and paraded for her old friend to see, though whether or not she did is unknown.<ref name="Ubi"/>

			The [[Templars\|Templar]] captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] participated in the massacres as well, marching on the [[Grand Châtelet]] with his men. Killing [[guards]] and prisoners alike, they took control of the prison, with Rouille taunting the captured prison warden by waving the head of his decapitated brother in front of him.<ref name="ACU"/>
	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
			"These outbursts of punitive violence had left their mark on the Parisians, although a number of deputies insisted that these actions had been necessary. In the provinces, they engendered disapproval and horror with regard to Paris, but they also spread terror among potential opponents."
	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACU}}		{{ACU}}

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	*[[Frédéric Rouille]]}}		*[[Frédéric Rouille]]}}
	The '''September Massacres''' were a wave of killings that occurred across [[France]], though principally in [[Paris]], during the [[French Revolution]].		The '''September Massacres''' were a wave of killings that occurred across [[France]], though principally in [[Paris]], during the [[French Revolution]].

	With the threat of foreign armies advancing upon them, the revolutionaries grew fearful that Paris' prison population could form a dangerous counter-revolutionary force if freed. Rallied by radicalists like [[Jean-Paul Marat]], they set out to pre-emptively eliminate any prisoner that showed even the slighest evidence of being against the revolution; ultimately, over a thousand people lost their lives in the massacres.		With the threat of foreign armies advancing upon them, the revolutionaries grew fearful that Paris' prison population could form a dangerous counter-revolutionary force if freed. Rallied by radicalists like [[Jean-Paul Marat]], they set out to pre-emptively eliminate any prisoner that showed even the slighest evidence of being against the revolution; ultimately, over a thousand people lost their lives in the massacres.

	==Background==		==Background==
	~~Following~~ the ~~storming~~ of ~~the~~ [[~~Tuileries Palace~~]] on ~~the~~ [[~~10 August\|10th of August~~]] and ~~King~~ [[~~Louis XVI~~ of ~~France~~\|~~Louis XVI~~]]'s ~~arrest and imprisonment, France found itself in a state of uncertainty.~~		{{Quote\|We need audacity, and yet more audacity, and always audacity, and France shall be saved!\|Georges Danton in response to the Duke of Brunswick's insurrection.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
			In April 1792, France's [[Legislative Assembly]] declared war on [[Austria]], purportedly to "spread the Revolution", but actually to distract the populace from its own economic problems. Initial engagements were not in France's favor, however, and the country ended up being invaded by the allied Austrian and Prussian forces under the [[Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel\|Duke of Brunswick]].<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	~~Adding~~ to ~~France's problems was~~ the ~~threat~~ of ~~invasion by foreign armies~~, ~~who sought~~ to ~~put an end~~ to the ~~revolution and restore the monarchy~~.		Around the same time, the revolution took a radical turn with the storming of the [[Tuileries Palace]] on the [[10 August\|10th of August]], leading to the arrest and imprisonment of King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] and his family.<ref name="ACU"/> Consequently, revolutionaries such as Marat began to incite hatred towards royalists, aristocrats and anybody else related to the old regime among Paris' citizens.<ref name="Ubi">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176244-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The September Massacres - France's Most Horrible History]</ref>

			==Prison massacres==
	From 2 to 7 September 1792, the [[Jacobins]] took part in a series of murders of prisoners and priests, killing nearly 1500 people. The guard captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] led a group of guardsmen to the [[Grand Châtelet]] and began to massacre its [[guards]] and prisoners, but he was assassinated on the top of the prison by [[Arno Dorian]], who was informed of Rouille's location by his superior, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]].		From 2 to 7 September 1792, the [[Jacobins]] took part in a series of murders of prisoners and priests, killing nearly 1500 people. The guard captain [[Frédéric Rouille]] led a group of guardsmen to the [[Grand Châtelet]] and began to massacre its [[guards]] and prisoners, but he was assassinated on the top of the prison by [[Arno Dorian]], who was informed of Rouille's location by his superior, [[Napoleon Bonaparte]].
	~~==Prison massacres==~~

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACU}}		{{ACU}}

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	{{~~Youmay~~\|the ~~event~~\|~~the [[Women~~'s ~~March\|memory]]~~}}		{{WP-REAL}}
	{{~~Event~~		{{Quote\|We Girondists believe it is not the role of this body to condemn men to death!\|A Girondist arguing against revolutionary violence.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
	\|~~prev~~ = ~~[[Storming of the Bastille]]~~		{{Faction Infobox
	\|~~next~~ = ~~[[French Revolutionary Wars]]~~		\|name = Girondists
	\|~~name~~ = ~~Women's March on Versailles~~		\|image = ACU Girondists.png
	\|~~date~~ = ~~5 October 1789~~		\|hideo =
	\|~~place~~ = [[~~Paris]], [[France~~]]~~<br>~~		\|founder =
	[[~~Versailles~~]]~~, France~~		\|leader = [[Jacques Pierre Brissot]]
	\|~~outcome~~ = *King [[Louis XVI of France\|~~Louis XVI]], the royal family and the [[National Assembly]] were forced to move to Paris.~~		\|related = [[Paris Commune]]
	\|~~key~~ = *[[French Army]]		\|religion =
	*[[Sans-culottes]]		\|formed = 1791
	*[[~~Assassins~~]]		\|collapsed = 1793
	*[[~~Templars~~]]		\|hidea =
	\|participants = *[[~~Théroigne~~ de ~~Méricourt~~]]		\|notable = [[Nicolas de Condorcet]]<br>[[Théroigne de Méricourt]]<br>[[Olympe de Gouges]]<br>[[Marie-Jeanne Phlippon Roland]]
	*[[~~Arno Dorian~~]]}}		}}
	The '''~~Women~~'~~s March on Versailles~~'''~~, also known as '''The October March~~''', '''~~The October Days~~''', ~~or simply '''The March on Versailles''', was one of the earliest and most significant events of~~ the [[French Revolution]].		The '''Girondists''' (French: ''Girondins''), also referred to as the '''Brissotins''', were a political group active during the [[French Revolution]]. Unlike the more radical [[Montagnards]], the Girondists sought to curb fanatical revolutionary violence, leading them to be accused of treason.

	On 5 October 1789, more than 700 women, frustrated by the lack of bread and the prices at which it was being sold, mobilized in [[Les Halles]] to protest. Joined by labourers and revolutionaries, they ransacked the [[Hôtel de Ville]], procuring [[Firearms\|weapons]] and [[cannons]], and subsequently marched on the [[Palace of Versailles]]. There, the protesters successfully pressed their demands upon [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] and succeeded in bringing him back to [[Paris]], shifting the country's political nerve center.		==Reference==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
	==~~Food shortages and taxes~~==
	~~{{Quote\|Kings and nobles pay no tax, while we shoulder the burden for them! We must band together, citizens!\|Théroigne rallying the crowds, 1789.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}~~
	One of the driving forces behind the French Revolution was the shortage of food, particularly bread, among the common people.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> During the late 18th century, [[France]]'s population numbered 26 million, 22 million of which were farmers that could barely support their families. The French's refusal to adopt the potato as a staple of their diet, unlike [[United Kingdom\|England]] and other [[Europe]]an countries, further compounded their already precarious situation.<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''~~</ref>~~

	As such, they were especially susceptible to the bad harvests that they faced in the decade leading up to the French Revolution. Many desperate farmers flocked to the cities in search of work and food, causing conditions to deteriorate.<ref name="PW"/>

	Adding to the frustrations of the working class were the taxes levied by the King. Both the clergy and the nobility were exempt from taxation, leaving the beggars, bakers, cloth [[merchants]] and estate owners to shoulder France'~~s debts. The failures of ambitious overseas military campaigns caused the country to sink even deeper into financial ruin, with taxes rising as a result. Both the King and the~~ [[~~Marie Antoinette\|Queen]] nonetheless continued to spend frivolously, drawing ire and resentment from the lower classes.<ref name="PW"/>~~

	~~==March through Paris==~~
	~~{{Quote\|Let's tell the royals that our families must eat too!\|Théroigne gathering the market women, 1789.\|~~Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
	~~Following the [[Storming of the Bastille~~]] and the {{Wiki\|Great Fear}}, revolutionary fervor spread among the populace. The clergy and the aristocracy had lost their priviliges, and feudalism had been abolished, but true change for the working class was slow to come.<ref name="Ubi">''~~[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32 The March on Versailles - Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks]~~''</ref> Ordinary citizens were still struggling to keep themselves fed, with the price of grain having skyrocketed due to droughts in the summer of 1788. In 1789, one loaf of bread cost more than half a day's pay for the common workers.<ref name="ACU"/>

	Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	As the march continued towards [[Versailles]], the [[Templars]] infiltrated it, hoping to incite the protesters to violence against the royal family. The [[French Assassins\|Assassins]] also sent a team, amongst them the recently recruited [[Arno Dorian]], to keep the march as peaceful as possible. Additionally, Arno and his compatriots were to protect Théroigne de Méricourt, one of the event's most passionate orators.<ref name="ACU"/>

	Escorting Théroigne and an ally of hers to the city gates, the Assassins then dealt with obstructive [[Guards\|guard]] captains and sabotaged their cannons, allowing the march to continue unhindered.<ref name="ACU"/> Several hours later, the protesters arrived at the Palace of Versailles and managed to secure an audience with the King.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	~~==Confrontation at Versailles==~~
	A group of six women explained their demands to the King, who agreed to open his food stores to assuage them. Upon receiving this news, some of the protesters returned to Paris, but the majority stayed in Versailles, unimpressed by the King's token gesture and convinced that the Queen would yet make him change his mind.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	After an anxious night, the crowd's indignation was renewed and they attempted to break into the Palace. At around six o'clock, they discovered an unguarded gate and broke through all at once, intent on locating the Queen's chambers. Any royal guardsmen that strayed into their path were severely beaten, some even decapitated, with their heads placed on pikes.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	Eventually, the chaos subsided, giving the Royal Troops and the National Guard a chance to parlay. Lafayette managed to persuade the King and the Queen to address the crowd; both, albeit with a slight delay in the latter's case, were received warmly, to their surprise. The King subsequently agreed, with some reluctance, to accept the new constitution and return to Paris.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	~~==Aftermath==~~
	The same day, the royal family was escorted back to Paris and installed in the [[Tuileries Palace]], effectively being imprisoned there due to their reduced political power, with the [[National Assembly]] following soon after. In the capital, the King was no longer removed from the country's political upheaval, of which the revolutionaries would take advantage by pressing further reforms.<ref name="ACU"/> Lafayette, though initially popular, found that his actions and support for a constitutional monarchy were eventually rejected by the populace, forcing him to flee France.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{Reflist}}~~
	{{ACU}}		{{ACU}}

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	Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Eventually, the populace's frustration reached a breaking point; on 5 October, women across the marketplaces of Paris, Les Halles in particular, gathered to protest and decided to take their grievances straight to the King. The crowds, which were already growing drastically, converged at the Hôtel de Ville and ransacked it, taking 1700 muskets and 4 cannons. They were not only joined by workers from the [[La Bièvre\|Saint-Marcel]] and Saint-Antoine districts,<ref name="ACU"/> but also by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards, who were sympathetic to the women's cause.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	As the march continued towards [[Versailles]], the [[Templars]] infiltrated it, hoping to incite the protesters to violence against the royal family. The [[French Assassins\|Assassins]] also sent a team, amongst them the recently recruited [[Arno Dorian]], to keep the march as peaceful as possible. Additionally, Arno and his compatriots were to protect Théroigne de Méricourt, one of the event's most passionate orators.<ref name="ACU"/>		As the march continued towards [[Versailles]], the [[Templars]] infiltrated it, hoping to incite the protesters to violence against the royal family. The [[French Assassins\|Assassins]] also sent a team, amongst them the recently recruited [[Arno Dorian]], to keep the march as peaceful as possible. Additionally, Arno and his compatriots were to protect Théroigne de Méricourt, one of the event's most passionate orators.<ref name="ACU"/>

	Escorting Théroigne and an ally of hers to the city gates, the Assassins then dealt with obstructive [[Guards\|guard]] captains and sabotaged their cannons, allowing the march to continue unhindered.<ref name="ACU"/> Several hours later, the protesters arrived at the Palace of Versailles and managed to secure an audience with the King.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Escorting Théroigne and an ally of hers to the city gates, the Assassins then dealt with obstructive [[Guards\|guard]] captains and sabotaged their cannons, allowing the march to continue unhindered.<ref name="ACU"/> Several hours later, the protesters arrived at the Palace of Versailles and managed to secure an audience with the King.<ref name="Ubi"/>
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	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
			The same day, the royal family was escorted back to Paris and installed in the [[Tuileries Palace]], effectively being imprisoned there due to their reduced political power, with the [[National Assembly]] following soon after. In the capital, the King was no longer removed from the country's political upheaval, of which the revolutionaries would take advantage by pressing further reforms.<ref name="ACU"/> Lafayette, though initially popular, found that his actions and support for a constitutional monarchy were eventually rejected by the populace, forcing him to flee France.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{ACU}}		{{ACU}}

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	After an anxious night, the crowd's indignation was renewed and they attempted to break into the Palace. At around six o'clock, they discovered an unguarded gate and broke through all at once, intent on locating the Queen's chambers. Any royal guardsmen that strayed into their path were severely beaten, some even decapitated, with their heads placed on pikes.<ref name="Ubi"/>		After an anxious night, the crowd's indignation was renewed and they attempted to break into the Palace. At around six o'clock, they discovered an unguarded gate and broke through all at once, intent on locating the Queen's chambers. Any royal guardsmen that strayed into their path were severely beaten, some even decapitated, with their heads placed on pikes.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	Eventually, the chaos subsided, giving the Royal Troops and the National Guard a chance to parlay. Lafayette managed to persuade the King and the Queen to address the crowd; both, albeit with a slight delay in the latter's case, were received warmly. The King subsequently agreed, with some reluctance, to accept the new constitution and return to Paris.<ref name="Ubi"/>		Eventually, the chaos subsided, giving the Royal Troops and the National Guard a chance to parlay. Lafayette managed to persuade the King and the Queen to address the crowd; both, albeit with a slight delay in the latter's case, were received warmly, to their surprise. The King subsequently agreed, with some reluctance, to accept the new constitution and return to Paris.<ref name="Ubi"/>

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==