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∙ 12y agoLa Bastille was a castle and prison in the heart of Paris. Used as a prison, it came to symbolise the unjust power of kings, hence the French verb "embastiller" (put in prison without any judgment). The people of Paris stormed the Bastille on the 14th of Julay 1789, marking the official beginning of the French Revolution.
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∙ 12y agoWas a notorious jail for the third estate and it was destoryed by the furious Paris Mob during the revolution
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∙ 13y agoit was demolished during the French Revolution
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∙ 11y agoit was a jail
the mob let everybody out
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What happened on July 14th 1789 which caused the start of the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille.
What revolution did the Storming of the Bastille begin?
The storming of the Bastille took place on July 14th, 1789.
What happened July 17- August 3 1789 in France?
they all died out becasue of the take over by the spanish
Did Louis XIV cause an army to march against the citizens of Paris on Bastille Day?
Unlikely since he died on 1 September 1715 and the Storming of the Bastille happened on 14 July 1789.
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.
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....
What happened on July Bastille day?
The Bastille (large prison in Paris) was stormed by the poor and starving population of France, this was the beginning of the French revolution.
What happened on July 14th 1789 which caused the start of the French Revolution?
The Storming of the Bastille.
What is the seizure of Bastille?
The Seizure of the Bastille happened during the French Revolution. Basically, what happened was, the group of revolutionaries in France invaded a fort/prison in Paris known as the Bastille. They invaded it, killed all the guards, and released the prisoners. Some of the prisoners joined the revolutionaries to end the monarchy in France.
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 special dates happened in France?
Toussaint, (all saints day) Bastille Day, (the storming of the Bastille, a french prison) and Fete Du Travail (workers day).
When did the storm of the Bastille occur?
The storming of the Bastille happened on July 14, 1789. Only 7 prisoners were found in the jail, only one of which was a political prisoner. The demolition of the Bastille started the very next day.
What revolution did the Storming of the Bastille begin?
The storming of the Bastille took place on July 14th, 1789.
What happened July 17- August 3 1789 in France?
they all died out becasue of the take over by the spanish
Did Louis XIV cause an army to march against the citizens of Paris on Bastille Day?
Unlikely since he died on 1 September 1715 and the Storming of the Bastille happened on 14 July 1789.
The French Revolution happened in?
It began 0n 14 July 1789 with the Storming of the Bastille in Paris, France.
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.
