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Getting unsatisfactory responses from city officials, as many as 7, 000 women joined the march to Versailles, bringing with them cannons and a variety of smaller weapons.

Twenty thousand National Guardsmen under the command of La Fayette responded to keep order, and members of the mob stormed the palace, killing several guards.

La Fayette ultimately persuaded the king to accede to the demand of the crowd that the monarchy relocate to Paris.