Show hunger march started revolution in franco france in france the great revolution began with tho the arrival in paris paria during july 1769 1760 of 01 thousands of of hunger pilgrims from the provincial towns james waldo fawcett writes in the washington I 1 post lost they had marched to the capital to demand bread of the king it was these riotous elements which joined with the city mob to tako take the bastille on july 14 by october tile the swollen population of the metropolitan area was starving the municipality nici endeavored to supply bread to the more necessitous people but tiro tho demand was too great to be met in this S way on tc october tober 5 a delegation of women set act out for or VIr versailles sailles to pt petition louis XVI As they thay marchell march cil they wore were joined by multitudes of oth er women arriving nt at their goal goa they increased their originally mild demands the insurrection of women was promptly followed by a similar march to versailles of the men of paris led by the national guard the arrival of la saved tho the royal family for tho the moment but the king was forced to return to paris accompanied by the mob on january 21 1793 he was executed the french revolution was a marching revolution from rom first to last ast and in the end Na bonaparte was directing the marches |