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How many prisoners were released from the Bastille when the crowd stormed it on 14 July 1789?
Only seven prisoners — four forgers, two mentally ill aristocrats, and an Irish forger imprisoned 30 years. The Marquis de Sade had been transferred ten days earlier. The crowd was mainly after the gunpowder.
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The 14 July 1789 Storming of the Bastille Prison That Released Seven Inmates and Started the French Revolution A Parisian crowd stormed the Bastille fortress prison on 14 July 1789. Bernard-René de Launay surrendered after the outer gates fell. The crowd released seven inmates and killed the governor. The date became the French national holiday in 1880.
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