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Describe the events that took place on the 14th July 1789

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Answered by lavilavanya4045
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Storming of the Bastille. The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris...

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Date14 July 1789; 231 years agoLocation

Paris, Île-de-France, France

48°51′11″N 2°22′09″EResult

Insurgent victory

Bastille captured

French Revolution begins

BelligerentsCivilian insurgents

French Guards mutineer Royal governmentCommanders and leadersPierre Hulin

Stanislas Maillar Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay StrengthBetween 688 to 1,000 armed civilian insurgents; 61 French Guards; at least five artillery pieces114 soldiers (82 Invalides (veterans), 32 Swiss soldiers of the Salis-Samade Regiment); 30 artillery piecesCasualties and losses98 killed, 73 wounded1 killed in fighting; 113 captured (six or possibly eight killed after surrender)

The medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. The prison contained only seven inmates at the time of its storming but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power; its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution.

In France, le quatorze juillet (14 July) is the National Day, usually called Bastille Day in English.

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