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The Flour War refers to a wave of riots from April to May 1775, in the northern, eastern, and western parts of the Kingdom of France.It followed an increase in grain prices, and subsequently bread prices; bread was an important source of food among the populace.
The changes to grain and bread supply had serious implications and were met with even more disorder than was seen over the change in the guild system. The conflict was known as the Flour War of 1775. Reports from those who controlled the flow of grain stated there were problems with the grain harvest which caused shortages and less grain ...
April–May – Flour War: riots against bread prices. [2] 11 June – Coronation of Louis XVI in Reims Cathedral, the last to take place during the Ancien Regime; Probable date – Jeanne Baret returns to France, becoming the first woman to complete a circumnavigation of the globe.
Flour War – occurring in 1775, this was an uprising caused by the excessive price of bread in France before the French Revolution. Early in the season for wheat harvesting and flour production, the government enacted fewer price controls than later in the year, leaving prices to the free market. This caused the price of flour to climb, and ...
1775: Flour War, a wave of riots in April to May 1775, that followed an increase in grain and bread prices, because police withheld grain from the royal stores in addition to poor harvests. 1785: Food riots; 1786: Révolte des deux sous in Lyon; 1788: Day of the Tiles in Grenoble
Siamese conquest of Lan Na (1774–1775) Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776) C. Capture of Turtle Bay Depot; Raid on Charlottetown (1775) ... Flour War; G. Battle of ...
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Early war, 1775–August 1776. In April 1775, ... and Congress required states to furnish funding rather than supplying goods like flour or meat. ...