Storming of the Bastille

When

14 Jul 1789

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

48.85° N, 2.37° E

Description

1789 part of the French Revolution

Cause

Camille Desmoulins's call to arms

Major event of the French Revolution

The Storming of the Bastille, also known as Fall of the Bastille, which occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, was an act of political violence by revolutionary insurgents who attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille. After four hours of fighting and 94 deaths, the insurgents were able to enter the Bastille.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “French Revolution: Storming of the Bastille – Citizens of Paris storm the fortress of the Bastille, and free the only seven prisoners held”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sturm auf die Bastille in Paris, Beginn der Französischen Revolution”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “prise de la Bastille”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Взятие народом Бастилии”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Toma de la Bastilla”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “یورش به باستیل در پاریس و در نتیجه انقلاب اول فرانسه و لغو سلطنت”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “法國大革命爆發，攻佔巴士底獄。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “パリ民衆がバスティーユ牢獄を襲撃（バスティーユ襲撃、フランス革命勃発）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page