The Second Insurrection in Paris

On january 20, second, the blankests and neo jacobins staged another attempt at the whole dedicated revolutionary vanguard overthrowing the government thing. But unlike october 30 first, when the revolution both failed and was counter productive, this one failed, but was very productive, at least if you were a leftis revolutionary. With the war almost over, general trochu resigned his position both as governor general of paris and as president of the government of national defense. And then on January 20 eighth, 18 71, jules favre signed the armistice. The siege was over, and it had ended with the surrender of paris. Its never sy to be told