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Answer: Paris was alarmed on July 14, 1789. The king sent in soldiers.
Rumours grew that he’d soon order the troops to shoot at residents. 7,000 men and women formed a peoples’ militia outside the town hall. They broke into government facilities for guns.
Several hundred people marched east and assaulted the Bastille, hoping to obtain ammunition.
The Bastille’s commander was slain and the inmates were freed in the ensuing battle.
Artists created prints following the Bastille’s fall.
Everyone despised Bastille because it served the King’s despotism. Stone chunks from the fallen fortification were sold in marketplaces to individuals who wanted a keepsake.
