Today, 234 years ago, on 17 July 1791 (Calendar 17 June 1791), the Holocaust was carried out in the field of fire. Years of the French Revolution: On 17 July 1791, the masses gathered at the field of fire (Champde Mars, usually the parade site of the King) to jointly write a request for the abolition of the King. Angry masses fired two shots at the National Guard, then throwed a stone at them, and after the mayor of Paris Bayer issued a military order, Lafayette ordered the guards to open fire and arrest "assassins among the gangsters." This event - also known as the "Massacre of the field of fire" - killed 50 civilians, marking the final division of the constitutional and radical monarchy.