1789 ⟶ Storming of the Bastille

July 14: Storming of the Bastille. A large armed crowd besie...
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1789

🏰 Storming of the Bastille

July 14: Storming of the Bastille. A large armed crowd besieges the Bastille, which holds only seven prisoners but has a large supply of gunpowder, which the crowd wants. After several hours of resistance, the governor of the fortress de Launay, finally surrenders; as he exits, he is killed by the crowd. The crowd also kills de Flesselles, the provost of the Paris merchants.⟶
Storming of the Bastille (1789)
French RevolutionParisBastilleUprisingViolenceRebellionPopular UprisingPrisonArmed ConflictMob Violence

🔓 Prison of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Invaded, Soldiers Freed

June 30: A crowd invades the prison of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and liberates soldiers who had been imprisoned for attending meetings of political clubs.⟶
Prison of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés Invaded, Soldiers Freed (1789)
French RevolutionPopular UprisingPrisonSoldiersPolitical ClubsParis1789LibertyViolenceEarly Revolution