Historical place archive

Bastille in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Bastille in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records2 event labels1 people1789–1789

Historical events in Bastille

1789

14 July 1789
Dissolution of Army
Lafayette · Revolution of France

The Army dissolves itself

14 July 1789
Dissolution of Army
Lafayette · Revolution of France

The Army dissolves itself.

14 July 1789
National Guard
Lafayette · Revolution of France

The National Guard, a citizens militia, is formed which wears the tricolour cockade

14 July 1789
National Guard
Lafayette · Revolution of France

The National Guard, a citizens militia, is formed which wears the tricolour cockade.

Provenance

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