STORMING OF THE BASTILLE
Paris, 14th July of 1809
On July 11, 1789, Louis XVI dismissed Jacques Necker from his post. Liberals feared that the king's troops closed down the National Assembly, so citizens from all over France swarmed in Paris. There were several revolts in Paris until July 14, the day the storming to the Bastille was made.
The citizens gathered at the Bastille began the attack at eleven o'clock in the morning. The attackers mainly sought to seize the large number of weapons and ammunition stored.
After six hours since the arrival of the Liberals, the warden of Launay, who was commander of the monarchical guard, ordered the ceasefire at 5:00 p.m. The garrison of the Bastille surrendered the arms, under promise to the mutineers that no execution would take place if the capitulation took place. The demanded demands were rejected, but de Launay surrendered the place because he understood that his troops could not resist much longer in that situation and opened the doors of the inner courtyard and the Parisians took the fortress towards five thirty in the afternoon.
They released the seven prisoners imprisoned there and seized the gunpowder and the ammunition. This was the event that marked the beginning of our revolution.
A short video about the Storming of the Bastille here.
Today ten years ago since the Bastille prison was taken by the Parisian militia. The cause of this was the waste made by our previous king, Louis XVI, both in armed conflicts, like the war of the Independence of the United States and the Seven Years' War, as in the Royal Court. Because of this background, France was in an enormous economic crisis.
The king advised by the finance minister, Jacques Necker, accepted the representation of the Third Estate. The third state asked for a new system in which each representative would vote individualy. The king refused, but then he was forced to accept the authority of the National Assembly, an institution that was looking for a constitution in France.
The citizens gathered at the Bastille began the attack at eleven o'clock in the morning. The attackers mainly sought to seize the large number of weapons and ammunition stored.
After six hours since the arrival of the Liberals, the warden of Launay, who was commander of the monarchical guard, ordered the ceasefire at 5:00 p.m. The garrison of the Bastille surrendered the arms, under promise to the mutineers that no execution would take place if the capitulation took place. The demanded demands were rejected, but de Launay surrendered the place because he understood that his troops could not resist much longer in that situation and opened the doors of the inner courtyard and the Parisians took the fortress towards five thirty in the afternoon.
They released the seven prisoners imprisoned there and seized the gunpowder and the ammunition. This was the event that marked the beginning of our revolution.
A short video about the Storming of the Bastille here.
It´s good article related whit contents and point of view, however I consider you could give mor information, but I think you could take better care of the presentation... your note is 8.
ReplyDeleteThey could have put more links like for example in De Launay or National Assembly. The paper version is a bit strange. I liked that it was put down as ten years ago and that they are counting it now as a reminder. It is original! I also like very much that the video is short because if it's long it often tires us out and we don't see the whole video. What struck me most about what the woman said was that Bastille Day is now a National Holiday in France. That's why I think this story is so important. Because it makes us understand current things that influence today.
ReplyDeleteSARA PÉREZ