Once the mob captured Bastille, the bridges were finally lowered on de Launay's command. He and his soldiers were captured by the crowds and dragged through the filthy streets of Paris.
The Bastille was a prison and an armory which held French political prisoners. The Bastille would have been a dark miserable place with stale air. Reasons for this would be the fact that the Bastille's walls were very thick -- since it was first used as a strong hold. In addition, the only natural light coming from tiny gunport windows. The lower levels of the prison were often wet and moldy since they were below the water table and near the Seline River. There was no heating or glasing in the windows, so it would have been cold and damp during the winter months in Paris. Screams of political prisoners would have echoed down the dark passageways and the smell of decay feces and urine would have tainted the air. ** It is also important to note that the Bastille did not have it own source of water.. Meaning that there would not have been any real way for people to properly clean the prison even if they wanted to.** The Bastille was only used to hold upper-class members of French society... In fact the day the French people took control of the Bastille-- July 14, 1789. There were only 8 political prisoners. The lower or the common criminals would of been held in one of the much worst prisons that were often full of debtor... whose only crime was to steal bread or owed one of the noble class money.
Because it was considered a symbol of tyranny and absolute power which were oppressing the people.
There is no Independence Day in France, as it never was a colony from Another Country. The national day is held on the 14th of July to comemorate the fall of the Bastille, marking the beginning of the French Revolution.
The "climax" of D-day, would probably be when the troops storming Normandy had finally gained a foothold sufficient for landing supplies and reinforcements.
It began with the storming of the Bastille.
It began with the Storming of the Bastille.
It began on 14 July 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille.
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On 14 July 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille.
The official start of the Revolution was the storming of the Bastille at the 14th of July 1789 and the Tennis Court Oath.It began on 14 July 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille.
It began with the Storming of the Bastille in Paris and spread from there.
It began with the storming of the Bastille fortress, on July 14, 1789.
The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 and comes to and end in 1799 with the coup involving Napoleon Bonaparte.It began with the Storming of the Bastille and comes to and end in 1799 with the Coup involving Napoleon Bonaparte.
It began in Paris with the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789.
The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789.
It began 0n 14 July 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille in Paris, France.