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During the French Revolution, the Royal Family was arrested in August.

Let's suppose British agents were in Paris. On November 1, 1792, a few agents drug some guards and kill others. There are plenty of Roman intrigue stories with action, I can think of some competent ways to pull it off in the 1700s. They then free most of the royal family, which let's say are in separate cells.

Most of the Royal family is taken to horses and told to ride with the conspirators. The conspirators don't have any contact with the French internal affairs, so they are being taken to a Channel port where a ship will be waiting. They say they will retrieve Louis XVI.

An agent goes to Louis XVI's cell and tells him he's staying there. He says "George says this is for British North America" and leaves, preparing to tell the French Royal family that the alarm was raised and there was simply no way to rescue the king.

Now, we must suspend disbelief because there are several things improbable. One, the British almost certainly didn't have a network of agents in Paris. Two, the Royal Family can't escape on horseback, it would have to be by carriage which is too easily spottable. Three, a Restroationist approach maximizes the number of surviving royal family members, which leaving one behind on purpose does not do. Finally, there is no way an agent would risk everything to tell the guy they were leaving behind that they were leaving him behind to die.

But let's ignore all that and say this happens.

Does Louis XVI screw over the agent in defiance by calling the guards?
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