The people of Paris attack the Bastille
Yesterday, 14 July 1789, on the afternoon, the people of Paris attacked the Bastille and take possesion of it.
The bastille that is a symbol of authoritarian monarchy is now in possesion of the people of Paris, yesterday afternoon was a very important day and now a rebelion can begin.
The bastille commanded by Benard-René de Launay was defeted by the parisian militia commanded by Camille Desmoulins (journalist and politician) and Pierre-Agustin Hulin (French general of Napoleon).
In the battle the Bastille had 114 soldiers and 30 artery pieces (six or seven soldiers died after the surrender of the Bastille). The militia had 1,000 insurgents (they lose 98 people).