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A map illustrating the route taken by King Louis XVI and his family during the failed escape from Paris known as the Flight to Varennes, on the night of 20-21 June 1791. The royal family was attempting to make it to Montmedy, on the border of the Austrian Netherlands, but was stopped and arrested at the town of Varennes-en-Argonne. From The Outline of History (New York, NY: The Macmillan Company, 1921) page 867, by H.G. Wells.
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Original image by H.G. Wells. Uploaded by Harrison W. Mark, published on 09 August 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Wells, H. (2022, August 09). Map to Illustrate the Flight to Varennes. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16241/map-to-illustrate-the-flight-to-varennes/
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Wells, H.G.. "Map to Illustrate the Flight to Varennes." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified August 09, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16241/map-to-illustrate-the-flight-to-varennes/.
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Wells, H.G.. "Map to Illustrate the Flight to Varennes." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 Aug 2022. Web. 21 Dec 2024.
