Illustration
Marquis de Lafayette, seated upon a white charger, orders his soldiers to fire on the demonstrators gathered on the Champ de Mars to petition for the removal of the king, under the leadership of the radical Cordeliers Club. Work by Ary Scheffer, c. 1807.
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APA Style
Scheffer, A. (2022, September 07). Lafayette Fires on the Cordeliers Club. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16338/lafayette-fires-on-the-cordeliers-club/
Chicago Style
Scheffer, Ary. "Lafayette Fires on the Cordeliers Club." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 07, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16338/lafayette-fires-on-the-cordeliers-club/.
MLA Style
Scheffer, Ary. "Lafayette Fires on the Cordeliers Club." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Sep 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
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