Storming of the Bastille

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[edit] Storming of the Bastille Background and Causes

[edit] Background

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[edit] Storming of the Bastille Central Figures

[edit] Louis XVI

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[edit] Jacques Necker

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[edit] Marquis de Lafayette

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[edit] Storming of the Bastille Timeline

• July 11th, 1789: Louis XVI, acting under the influence of the conservative nobles of his Privy Council, dismisses his Financial Minister, Jacques Necker.
• July 12th, 1789: The news of the dismissal of Jacques Necker reaches Paris. Crowds gather throughout Paris.
• July 14th, 1789:
  • 8:00: A crowd of demonstrators gather outside the Bastille prison around mid-morning, calling for the surrender of the prison.
  • 13:30 The crowd surges into the undefended outer courtyard.
  • 17:00: Governor de Launay orders a cease fire. A letter offering his terms is slipped through a gap in the inner gates but the demands are refused.
  • 17:30: Governor de Launay has the gates to the inner courtyard opened and the crowd sweeps in to liberate the fortress.
• 15th July, 1789: The king and his military commanders back down.

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