The Storming of the Bastille (July 14, 1789) Pt. 4

32 Swiss Grenadiers guarded Armory, 1,500 Swiss Grenadiers the Palaces in Paris & Versailles:
https://juxtaposition1.substack.com/p/the-storming-of-the-bastille-july

The French National Anthem, La Marseillaise (Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle)
https://www.thoughtco.com/la-marseillaise-frances-national-anthem-4080565
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise

Verse 1 lyrics:
Let's go children of the fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us tyranny's
Bloody flag is raised! (repeat)
In the countryside, do you hear
The roaring of these fierce soldiers?
They come right to our arms
To slit the throats of our sons, our friends!

Refrain:
Grab your weapons, citizens!
Form your battalions!
Let us march! Let us march!
May impure blood
Water our fields!

The Bastille Armory was a fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France. It was stormed by a crowd on 14 July 1789, in the French Revolution, becoming an important symbol for the French Republican movement. It was later demolished and replaced by the Place de la Bastille.

The Three Estates of the French Revolution renamed The National Assembly:
https://greyhistory.com/french-revolution-articles/explained_the_three_estates_of_the_french_revolution/
https://www.britannica.com/event/storming-of-the-Bastille
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storming_of_the_Bastille

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XVI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette
https://www.britannica.com/place/Versailles-France
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Guard_(France)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Convention
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_Public_Safety

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