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Louis XVI was arrested at ………………. with his family when he tried to escape from France.


Louis XVI was arrested at Varennes with his family when he tried to escape from France.

Explanation: Seeing the failure of Prussia-Austrian attempt to re-install monarchy, and threatened by the mob that demanded bread and mobbed the Palaces, Louis XVI and his family disguised themselves as valet and ran away to the border town of Varennes. However, they were identified and captured.


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