louis-philippe's regime was finally overthrown in the french revolution of 1848, though the subsequent french second republic was short-lived. in the 1848 revolution, friedrich engels published a retrospective in which he analyzed the tactical errors which led to the failure of the 1832 uprising, and drew lessons for the 1848 revolt. the main strategic deficit, he argued, was the failure to march immediately on the centre of power, the hôtel de ville.