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The people stormed the Bastille killing 7 people and took weapons to arm themselves against the King. There was a rumor that the King was going to kill all of them.
The Cardinal of Richelieu created the Bastille as a prison for nobles and famous people. (i.e. the man in the iron mask, Voltaire, the marquis de Sade). These prisoners were sentence there by king's letters without any other trial. Usually it was because they displeased the king.
But at the time of the Revolution, the prison for nobles was no more and the decision has been taken to close it.
On the 14th of July 1789 there were only 7 prisoners left (1 crazy, 2 lunatics and 4 cons). The people of the Revolution actually stormed the Bastille to take possession of the 13,600kg of gunpowder that were stored in it.
However, the storming of the Bastille remains as the symbol of the fall of tyranny. On this day the monarchy ended and the Revolution started.
It's now the national day for France.
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∙ 15y agoIn the Storming of The Bastille, some guards were murdered and all the prisoners were freed, even though there were barely any prisoners. The storming of the Bastille was more of a symbolic thing for the French people, symbolizing their resistance to the high taxes and the letres de cachet.bla bla bla bla
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∙ 15y agoIt was a significant event of the French Revolution. And the number of prisoners released : 7 !
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∙ 13y agoThe fall of the Bastille marks the beginning of the French Revolution.
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∙ 13y agoFrench peasants in search of arms and ammunition to defend the Revolution against Royalist counter insurgents.
The man and woman on the street becoming involved in the Revolution.
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What day did the Bastille get destroyed?
The Bastille was stormed on the 14th July 1789, this along with the Tennis Court Oath is generally thought to be the start of the French Revolution.
What was the connection between the fall of the Bastille and the Great Fear?
Both were part of the French Revolution.
Who built the Bastille?
Charles V built the bastille
What were 4 major events that happened after the storming of Bastille?
Marquis de Launay surrendered and he let people enter the Bastille.Then the guards guarding the Bastille were violently killed and Marquis de Launay was beheaded and his head was put on a stack and carried around the city as a sign of victory.
What is the French Revolution prison known as?
The Storming of the Bastille marks the start of the French Revolution.
Where did the fall of the Bastille occur?
In the Bastille prison in Paris.
Which day marks the fall of Bastille?
Bastille Day, which is always the 14th of July. It marks the fall of Bastille in the French Revolution in 1789.
Where in the world did the fall of the Bastille happen?
The Bastille prison is located in Paris.
What is the Bastille and what happened there?
Explain more, Bastille peak is a mountain in Canada and Bastille prison is a prison in France....
When did the fall of the Bastille during the french revolution happen?
Bastille day is the 14 th July.....
When did the fall of Bastille start?
On the 14th July
Significance of the fall of the Bastille?
Fall of Bastille was very significant to the French Revolution. Various events led to the fall of Bastille on July 14. It was a result of growing unrest among people. Today the day is marked as “French Day” to highlight its significance.
What weapons did the peasants use at Bastille?
The people who seized the Bastille were not peasants but Paris' townspeople, led by a few soldiers. Peasants did not came inside the capital from the countryside, to participate in the fall of the Bastille (althought they did participate in much that happened by the countryside). The weapons used to capture the Bastille were rifles seized earlier in the day at the Invalides arsenal, and a few cannons taken from the same location.
How did the fall of the bastille save the national assembly-?
Bastille saved the national assembly in that it had gunpowder to defend themselve.
Date of the fall of the Bastille?
July 14th, 1789.
What led to the fall of Bastille?
the French Revolution.
Fall of Bastille?
The Bastille was a political prison that had become a symbol to French peasants of the tyranny of the monarchy. It was stormed and the prisons in it freed in 1789.
