What was the result of attack on Fortress-prison, Bastille on 14th July 1789?
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On 14th July, 1789 , the fortress prison of Bastille in Paris was stormed by people. This event marked the beginning of French Revolution. People stormed it to free political and revolutionary prisoners as well as it was thought the Bastille had hoards of ammunition. In order to procure that, the Bastille was stormed.
This led to the transfer of sovereignty from Monarchy to hands of people. Also it led to the beginning of the concept of nation-states in different parts of Europe and as well as in France. Following the Revolution, as the news of Revolution spread in different parts of the Europe, students and other members of educated middle classes began setting up Jacobin clubs. Their activities and campaigns prepared the way for the French armies which moved into Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and much of Italy in the 1790s. With the outbreak of the revolutionary wars, the French armies began to carry the idea of nationalism abroad. This event led to beginning of many uprisings in different parts of the Europe.
The Bastille was a fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years' War. By the late 1700s, the Bastille was mostly used as a state prison by King Louis XVI.
he Third Estate had recently made demands of the king and had demanded that the commoners have more of a say in government. They were worried that he was preparing the French army for an attack. In order to arm themselves, they first took over the Hotel des Invalides in Paris where they were able to get muskets. However, they didn't have gun powder.
The Bastille was rumored to be full of political prisoners and was a symbol to many of the oppression of the king. It also had stores of gunpowder that the revolutionaries needed for their weapons.
The Storming of the Bastille set off a series of events that led to the overthrow of King Louis XVI and the French Revolution. The success of the revolutionaries gave commoners throughout France the courage to rise up and fight against the nobles who had ruled them for so lonG
The date of the Storming of the Bastille, July 14, is celebrated today as the French National Day.