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The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress and political prison known as the Bastille. After four hours of fighting and 94 deaths, the insurgents were able to ...
Bernard René Jourdan, marquis de Launay (8/9 April 1740 – 14 July 1789) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman who served as the governor of the Bastille.He was the son of a previous governor, and commander of the Bastille's garrison when it was stormed on 14 July 1789.
The Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the iconic event of the Revolution, still commemorated each year as Bastille Day. Alarmed by the prospect of losing control of the capital, Louis appointed the Marquis de Lafayette commander of the National Guard, with Jean-Sylvain Bailly as head of a new administrative structure known as the Commune.
The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 had been celebrated annually since 1790, initially through quasi-religious rituals, and then later during the Revolution with grand, secular events including the burning of replica Bastilles. [215]
The Bastille During the First Days of its Demolition (French: La Bastille, dans les premiers jours de sa démolition) is a 1789 history painting by the French artist Hubert Robert. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Following the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 at the beginning of the French Revolution , it was announced that the historic fortress and ...
On 14 July 1789, Élie took part in the storming of the Bastille, [8] [9] was the first to enter and negotiated the surrender of the fortress. His participation in the event opened up new career opportunities: He was later named a captain of the 5th Battalion of the 5th Division of the Paris National Guard on 1 September 1789, then a captain of ...
In June 1789, the Third Estate unilaterally declared itself the National Assembly. Louis XVI's attempts to control it resulted in the Tennis Court Oath (serment du jeu de paume), on 20 June, the declaration of the National Constituent Assembly on 9 July, and eventually to the storming of the Bastille on 14 July, which started the French ...
The events of 14 July 1789 were illegal under the previous government, which contradicted the Third Republic's need to establish legal legitimacy. [24] French politicians also did not want the sole foundation of their national holiday to be rooted in a day of bloodshed and class-hatred as the day of storming the Bastille was.