Timeline July 1789

Events in July 1789 4

• 1789 – 1799 French Revolution End of the Bourbon monarchy The French Revolution overthrew the monarchy, reshaped French society, and spread revolutionary ideals across Europe.
• 1789 Storming of the Bastille Start of the Revolution A turning point in the French Revolution where Parisians seized the prison-fortress, a symbol of royal tyranny.
• 1789 Storming of the Bastille Parisian crowd seizes the royal fortress-prison On 14 July 1789, Parisian revolutionaries stormed the Bastille fortress in search of arms and gunpowder, killing the governor and freeing the handful of prisoners held inside. The event became the defining symbol of the uprising against royal authority and is now commemorated as France's national day. It marked the point at which the political crisis turned into open revolution.
• 1789 The Great Fear sweeps rural France Peasant panic and anti-feudal uprisings across the countryside Rumors of an aristocratic conspiracy and roaming bandit gangs triggered widespread panic in the French countryside. Peasants attacked manor houses and destroyed feudal records and dues documents. The unrest pressured the National Assembly toward abolishing feudal privileges.