Question

why was Bastille targeted by the angry masses on 14 July 1789 ??​

Answer 1

Answer:

On July 14, 1789 a Paris mob stormed the Bastille, in search of large quantities of arms and ammunition that they believed was stored at the fortress. Also, they hoped to free prisoners at the Bastille, as it was traditionally a fortress in which political prisoners were held.

Answer 2

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ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴛɪʟʟᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴜᴍᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜰᴜʟʟ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘʀɪꜱᴏɴᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅᴅ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏꜰꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴘᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ.ɪᴛ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ꜱᴛᴏʀᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ɢᴜɴ ᴘᴏᴡᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀɪᴇꜱ ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴꜱ.ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴜʟʏ 14 ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴠᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴᴀʀɪᴇꜱ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀꜱᴛɪʟʟᴇꜱ.