June Days uprising

June Days uprising
June Days uprising
	Barricades on rue Saint-Maur, 25 June 1848. These are the first barricades ever photographed.
Date	22–26 June 1848
Location	France
Resulted in	• Failure of the uprising • Adoption of the French Constitution of 1848 • 1848 French presidential election
Parties
French Second Republic French Army; National Guard; Garde Mobile;	Insurgents
Lead figures
	Louis-Eugène Cavaignac
Casualties and losses
1,500 killed	3,000 killed; 4,000 deported

The June Days uprising (French: les journées de Juin) was an uprising staged by French extremists from 22 to 26 June 1848.^[1] It was in response to plans to close the National Workshops, created by the Second Republic in order to provide work and a minimal source of income for the unemployed. The National Guard, led by General Louis-Eugène Cavaignac, gave them the choice to join the army or work in the provinces, but was called out to quell the rebellion after the insurgents disobeyed him. Over 1,500 men were either killed or injured, while 4,000 insurgents were deported to French Algeria. The uprising marked the hopes of a "Democratic and Social Republic" (République démocratique et sociale) and the victory of the liberals over the Radical Republicans.

^ Peacock, Herbert L. (1982). "5". A History of Modern Europe 1789–1981. Heinemann Educational Books. pp. 91–112. ISBN 978-0-435-31720-1.

[HL_Peacock-1] Peacock, Herbert L. (1982). "5". A History of Modern Europe 1789–1981. Heinemann Educational Books. pp. 91–112. ISBN 978-0-435-31720-1.

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