USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On the morning of July 14, the people of Paris seized weapons from the armoury at the Invalides and marched in the direction of an ancient Royal fortress, the Bastille. After a bloody round of firing, the crowd broke into the Bastille and released the handful of prisoners held there.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 14, 1789, the Parisians attacked the Bastille, signalling the beginning of the French Revolution against the harsh rule of the monarchy.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the time, 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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Who stormed the Bastille? The revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille were mostly craftsmen and store owners who lived in Paris. They were members of a French social class called the Third Estate. There were around 1000 men who participated in the attack.