This post was gained only after a severe encounter, in which many of the troops and the Garde Mobile were killed, and in which the commander of the National Guard was mortally wounded.

Skirmishing continued through the night, and the fight in several quarters was furiously renewed at daybreak.

On Saturday, the 24th, the assembly declared Paris to be in a state of siege, and appointed General Cavaignac, a soldier of high African reputation, to the supreme military command.

The energy and skill of this famous general alone saved the republic, though at the cost of an immense number of lives.

The insurgents were in possession of thirteen large pieces of cannon, and were well supplied with muskets and other arms.