Prise de la bastille

Fall of The Bastille

  • The Estates-General convened

    The french revolution starts
  • Third Estate renamed to National Assembly

    The king initially opposed this development but was forced to acknowledge the authority of the assembly
  • National Assembly renamed to National Constituent Assembly

    National Assembly renamed to National Constituent Assembly
  • Louis XVI fires Finace Minister

    Louis XVI dismissed and banished his finance minister
  • Bourgeois Militia was formed

    the electors of Paris met and agreed to the recruitment of a "bourgeois militia" of 48,000 men
  • Bourgeois Militia renamed to the National Guard

    Bourgeois Militia renamed to the National Guard
  • Fall of the bastille

    The attack on the bastille