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    The people of Paris stormed the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, killing the commander and releasing seven prisoners. Over 7,000 men and women first gathered at the Town Hall to form a militia and seize weapons from government buildings before marching to the Bastille, a symbol of the king's despotic power. Upon breaching the fortress-prison, the crowd destroyed it and took stone fragments as souvenirs, marking a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.

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    The people of Paris stormed the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, killing the commander and releasing seven prisoners. Over 7,000 men and women first gathered at the Town Hall to form a militia and seize weapons from government buildings before marching to the Bastille, a symbol of the king's despotic power. Upon breaching the fortress-prison, the crowd destroyed it and took stone fragments as souvenirs, marking a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.

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    9th FRENCH REVOLUTION - 1

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    The people of Paris stormed the Bastille prison on July 14, 1789, killing the commander and releasing seven prisoners. Over 7,000 men and women first gathered at the Town Hall to form a militia and seize weapons from government buildings before marching to the Bastille, a symbol of the king's despotic power. Upon breaching the fortress-prison, the crowd destroyed it and took stone fragments as souvenirs, marking a pivotal moment in the French Revolution.

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    Ls-1 French

    Revolution
    Storming of the Bastille Prison
    • On 14 July 1789 ,7000 men and women gathered in front of the
    Town Hall in Paris
    They all decided to form people militia
    They all hoarded government offices in search of weapons
    •They all went towards the eastern part of the city ,where the
    fortress-prison , The Bastille
    •The Bastille is a symbol of despotic power of the king
    •The people stormed into the prison killed the commander,
    released the seven prisoners and destroyed the prison into
    fragments
    •Many took the stone fragments as souvenir of this destructuion
    Destruction of Bastille Prison
    Gathering in front of Town
    Hall
    MARIE
    LOUIS XVI ANTOINETTE
    Lets understand the reason of this outbreak……….
    For this we have to go in flash back………..

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