254 OKIGIN OF THE WAR OF 1853 chap. Forey, occupied the Quai d'Orsay ; another bri- '__ gade, under Dulac, occupied the garden of the oahetroo°ps Tuileries ; another brigade, under Cotte, occupied the Place de la Concorde ; and another brigade of infantry under Canrobert, with a whole division of cavalry under Korte, and another brigade of cavalry under Reybell, was posted in the neigh- bourhood of the Elysee.* It would seem that the main objects aimed at by those who thus placed the troops were — not at this moment to overawe the whole of Paris, but — rather to sup- port the operations of Maupas, and to provide for the safety of the brethren at the Elysee by keep- ing them close under the shield of the army as long as they remained in Paris, and, if such a step should become necessary, by securing and cover- ing their flight. Almost at the same time Maupas's orders were carefully obeyed; for at the appointed minute, and whilst it was still dark, the designated houses Arrest of were entered. The most famous generals of statesmen. France were seized. General Changarnier, Gen- eral Bedeau, General Lamoriciere, General Ca- vaitmac, and General Leflo were taken from their beds, and carried away through the sleeping city and thrown into prison.-}- In the same minute the like was done with some of the chief members and officers of the Assembly, and, amongst others, with Thiers, Miot, Baze, Colonel Charras, Roger du Nord, and several of the democratic leaders.
- Granier de Cassagnae, vol. ii. pp. 407, 40S.
•!• Ibid. p. 401.
