Fall of the Bastille - Revision history

ABerkes at 16:33, 18 February 2009

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-	'''The fall of Bastille''' occurred on July 14, 1789, and the event proved to be a potent symbol of the fight against despotism	+	'''The fall of the Bastille''' occurred on July 14, 1789. At this time, [[Thomas Jefferson]] was still in [[Paris]] as minister to France. He was at the Hôtel de Corny on the evening of the 14th, and later wrote about that night in a letter to John Jay on July 19, 1789<ref>See [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 15:284-291.</ref> and in his ''Autobiography''. Jefferson visited the prison twice after the event.
-	and an opening stage for the [[French Revolution]]. On May 5, Louis XVI called the Estate-General, and by July 9th, the group	+
-	re-formed as the National Assembly and began to act as a parliament and draft a constitution. Also, bread prices were at a	+
-	twenty year high causing food riots closer to [[Paris]] and troops were gathering in the city. By July 12, when news hit [[Paris]] that	+
-	the pro-Assembly finance minister, Jacques Necker, was dismissed, people began to gather and find ammunition to prevent the	+
-	dissolution of the National Assembly.	+
-		+
-	The Bastille was not only a prison but it was a storehouse for ammunition. A crowd stormed the prison on July 14 with the	+
-	garrison striking back. The troops were overwhelmed and terms for surrender were made. On the 15th, [[Marquis de Lafayette]]	+
-	arrived to command the National Guard to help restore order. Bastille's fall helped pave the way for troop withdrawal and further reforms by King Louis XVI.	+
-		+
-	[[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson]] was in [[Paris]] as minister to France when the Bastille fell. Specifically, he was at the Hotel de Corny on the evening of the 14th when Ethis de Corny gave a first hand account.<ref>William Howard Adams, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5281 The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson]. (New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1997), 287.</ref>	+
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-	The fourteen-century prison actually held only seven prisoners and around 80 invalids that night, and it was slated to be	+
-	demolished and [[Marquis de Lafayette\|Lafayette]] got volunteer wreckers to finish the job. Jefferson visited the prison twice, and Dumas Malone states Jefferson did visit the Bastille after the event.<ref>[[Short Title List\|Malone, ''Jefferson'']], 2:226.</ref> Jefferson wrote about that night in a letter to John Jay on July 19, 1789<ref>See [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 15:284-291.</ref> and in his ''Autobiography.''	+

	==Primary Source References==		==Primary Source References==
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		+	'''1789 July 17.''' "Pd. expences to Bastille 2 [livre tournois]."<ref>[[Short Title List\|''MB'']], 1:738.</ref>

	'''1789 July 19.''' (Jefferson to John Jay). "The demolition of the Bastille is going on...we cannot find with certainty that		'''1789 July 19.''' (Jefferson to John Jay). "The demolition of the Bastille is going on...we cannot find with certainty that
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	<ref>Ibid, 15:290.</ref>		<ref>Ibid, 15:290.</ref>

-	'''1789 July 21.''' "Gave for widows of those who were killed in taking the Bastille 60."<ref>[[Short Title List\|''MB'']],	+	'''1789 July 20.''' "Pd. seeing Bastille 6 [livre tournois]. --renewed sbscrptn. Point du jour 6 [livre tournois]."<ref>[[Short Title List\|''MB'']], 1:738. See especially footnote to this entry.</ref>
-	1:740.</ref>	+
		+	'''1789 August 21.''' "Gave for widows of those who were killed in taking the Bastille 6 [livre tournois]."<ref>[[Short Title List\|''MB'']], 1:740.</ref>

	'''1821 January 6.''' (Autobiography). "They found a great collection of people already before the place [Bastille], and		'''1821 January 6.''' (Autobiography). "They found a great collection of people already before the place [Bastille], and
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	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==
	<references/>		<references/>
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		+	==Further Sources==
		+	*[[Short Title List\|Malone, ''Jefferson'']], 2:226.

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ABerkes: Fall of Bastille moved to Fall of the Bastille: definite article needed before Bastille

ABerkes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:18:05 GMT

Fall of Bastille moved to Fall of the Bastille: definite article needed before Bastille

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Bcraig at 19:44, 8 October 2008

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	and an opening stage for the [[French Revolution]]. On May 5, Louis XVI called the Estate-General, and by July 9th, the group		and an opening stage for the [[French Revolution]]. On May 5, Louis XVI called the Estate-General, and by July 9th, the group
	re-formed as the National Assembly and began to act as a parliament and draft a constitution. Also, bread prices were at a		re-formed as the National Assembly and began to act as a parliament and draft a constitution. Also, bread prices were at a
-	twenty year high causing food riots closer to Paris and troops were gathering in the city. By July 12, when news hit Paris that	+	twenty year high causing food riots closer to [[Paris]] and troops were gathering in the city. By July 12, when news hit [[Paris]] that
	the pro-Assembly finance minister, Jacques Necker, was dismissed, people began to gather and find ammunition to prevent the		the pro-Assembly finance minister, Jacques Necker, was dismissed, people began to gather and find ammunition to prevent the
	dissolution of the National Assembly.		dissolution of the National Assembly.
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	arrived to command the National Guard to help restore order. Bastille's fall helped pave the way for troop withdrawal and further reforms by King Louis XVI.		arrived to command the National Guard to help restore order. Bastille's fall helped pave the way for troop withdrawal and further reforms by King Louis XVI.

-	[[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson]] was in Paris as minister to France when the Bastille fell. Specifically, he was at the Hotel de Corny on the evening of the 14th when Ethis de Corny gave a first hand account.<ref>William Howard Adams, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5281 The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson]. (New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1997), 287.</ref>	+	[[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson]] was in [[Paris]] as minister to France when the Bastille fell. Specifically, he was at the Hotel de Corny on the evening of the 14th when Ethis de Corny gave a first hand account.<ref>William Howard Adams, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5281 The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson]. (New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1997), 287.</ref>

	The fourteen-century prison actually held only seven prisoners and around 80 invalids that night, and it was slated to be		The fourteen-century prison actually held only seven prisoners and around 80 invalids that night, and it was slated to be

Bcraig at 14:23, 16 July 2008

Bcraig — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:23:07 GMT

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	The Bastille was not only a prison but it was a storehouse for ammunition. A crowd stormed the prison on July 14 with the		The Bastille was not only a prison but it was a storehouse for ammunition. A crowd stormed the prison on July 14 with the
	garrison striking back. The troops were overwhelmed and terms for surrender were made. On the 15th, [[Marquis de Lafayette]]		garrison striking back. The troops were overwhelmed and terms for surrender were made. On the 15th, [[Marquis de Lafayette]]
-	arrived to command the National Guard to help restore order. This event helped pave the way for troop withdrawal and further	+	arrived to command the National Guard to help restore order. Bastille's fall helped pave the way for troop withdrawal and further reforms by King Louis XVI.
-	reforms by King Louis XVI.	+

-	[[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson]] was in Paris when the Bastille fell as minnister to France. He was at the Hotel de Corny on the	+	[[Thomas Jefferson\|Jefferson]] was in Paris as minister to France when the Bastille fell. Specifically, he was at the Hotel de Corny on the evening of the 14th when Ethis de Corny gave a first hand account.<ref>William Howard Adams, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5281 The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson]. (New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1997), 287.</ref>
-	evening of the 14th when Ethis de Corny gave a first hand account.<ref>William Howard Adams, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5281 The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson]. (New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1997), 287.</ref>	+

	The fourteen-century prison actually held only seven prisoners and around 80 invalids that night, and it was slated to be		The fourteen-century prison actually held only seven prisoners and around 80 invalids that night, and it was slated to be
-	demolished and [[Marquis de Lafayette\|Lafayette]] got volunteer wreckers to finish the job. Jefferson also visited the prison twice, and Dumas Malone states Jefferson did visit after the event.<ref>[[Short Title List\|Malone, ''Jefferson'']], 2:226.</ref> Jefferson would write about the event in a letter to John Jay on July 19, 1789<ref>See [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 15:284-291.</ref> and in his ''Autobiography.''	+	demolished and [[Marquis de Lafayette\|Lafayette]] got volunteer wreckers to finish the job. Jefferson visited the prison twice, and Dumas Malone states Jefferson did visit the Bastille after the event.<ref>[[Short Title List\|Malone, ''Jefferson'']], 2:226.</ref> Jefferson wrote about that night in a letter to John Jay on July 19, 1789<ref>See [[Short Title List\|''PTJ'']], 15:284-291.</ref> and in his ''Autobiography.''

	==Primary Source References==		==Primary Source References==

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Bcraig — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:17:23 GMT

New page: Bastille During the First Days of Demolition. Musees de la Ville de Paris '''The fall of Bastille''' occurred on July 14, 1789, and the event proved...

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[[Image:bastillefall.jpg|thumb|right|Bastille During the First Days of Demolition. Musees de la Ville de Paris]]

'''The fall of Bastille''' occurred on July 14, 1789, and the event proved to be a potent symbol of the fight against despotism
and an opening stage for the [[French Revolution]]. On May 5, Louis XVI called the Estate-General, and by July 9th, the group
re-formed as the National Assembly and began to act as a parliament and draft a constitution. Also, bread prices were at a
twenty year high causing food riots closer to Paris and troops were gathering in the city. By July 12, when news hit Paris that
the pro-Assembly finance minister, Jacques Necker, was dismissed, people began to gather and find ammunition to prevent the
dissolution of the National Assembly.

The Bastille was not only a prison but it was a storehouse for ammunition. A crowd stormed the prison on July 14 with the
garrison striking back. The troops were overwhelmed and terms for surrender were made. On the 15th, [[Marquis de Lafayette]]
arrived to command the National Guard to help restore order. This event helped pave the way for troop withdrawal and further
reforms by King Louis XVI.

[[Thomas Jefferson|Jefferson]] was in Paris when the Bastille fell as minnister to France. He was at the Hotel de Corny on the
evening of the 14th when Ethis de Corny gave a first hand account.<ref>William Howard Adams, [http://tjportal.monticello.org/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=5281 The Paris Years of Thomas Jefferson]. (New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 1997), 287.</ref>

The fourteen-century prison actually held only seven prisoners and around 80 invalids that night, and it was slated to be
demolished and [[Marquis de Lafayette|Lafayette]] got volunteer wreckers to finish the job. Jefferson also visited the prison twice, and Dumas Malone states Jefferson did visit after the event.<ref>[[Short Title List|Malone, ''Jefferson'']], 2:226.</ref> Jefferson would write about the event in a letter to John Jay on July 19, 1789<ref>See [[Short Title List|''PTJ'']], 15:284-291.</ref> and in his ''Autobiography.''

==Primary Source References==

'''1789 July 19.''' (Jefferson to John Jay). "The demolition of the Bastille is going on...we cannot find with certainty that
any body has been killed but the three beforementioned, and those who fell in the assault or defence of the Bastille.
How many of the garrison were killed no body pretends to have everheard. Of the assailants accounts vary from 6. to 600."
<ref>Ibid, 15:290.</ref>

'''1789 July 21.''' "Gave for widows of those who were killed in taking the Bastille 60."<ref>[[Short Title List|''MB'']],
1:740.</ref>

'''1821 January 6.''' (Autobiography). "They found a great collection of people already before the place [Bastille], and
they immediately planted a flag of truce, which was answered by a like flag hoisted on the Parapet. The deputation prevailed
on the people to fall back a little, advanced themselves to make their demand of the Governor, and in that instant a discharge
from the Bastile killed four persons, of those nearest to the deputies. The deputies retired. I happened to be at the house
of M. de Corny when he returned to it, and received from him a narrative of these transactions. On the retirement of the
deputies, the people rushed forward & almost in an instant were in possession of a fortification defended by 100. men, of
infinite strength, which in other times had stood several regular sieges, and had never been taken. How they forced their
entrance has never been explained. They took all the arms, discharged the prisoners, and such of the garrison as were not
killed in the first moment of fury; carried the Governor and Lt. Governor to the Place de Greve...cut off their heads, and
sent them thro' the city in triumph to the Palais royal."<ref>[[Short Title List|Peterson, ''Writings'']], 90.</ref>

==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Politics]]