royal garrison of the Bastille
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The royal garrison of the Bastille was the French king’s military force stationed at the Bastille fortress in Paris, tasked with defending the stronghold that became a symbol of royal absolutism before its fall in 1789.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| royal garrison of the Bastille canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military garrison
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
French king
ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ |
| associatedBuildingFunction |
fortress
ⓘ
state prison ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French Revolution
ⓘ
Storming of the Bastille ⓘ
surface form:
fall of the Bastille
|
| basedIn | Bastille fortress ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
French Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
French crown
governor of the Bastille ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 14 July 1789 ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | revolutionary uprising in Paris ⓘ |
| duty |
maintaining order within the fortress
ⓘ
manning the Bastille’s walls and towers ⓘ |
| eraOfOperation |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ |
| event | Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| existedBefore | Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| garrisoned | Bastille ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| governmentalAuthority |
Maison du Roi
ⓘ
surface form:
royal ministry of the Maison du Roi
royal ministry of war ⓘ |
| guarded |
political detainees
ⓘ
state prisoners ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | French ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
France
ⓘ
Paris 4th arrondissement ⓘ |
| location |
Bastille
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in triggering the French Revolution
ⓘ
surrender during the Storming of the Bastille ⓘ |
| partOf |
Paris defenses
ⓘ
French royal forces ⓘ
surface form:
royal military forces of France
|
| statusBefore1789 | royal institution ⓘ |
| symbolized |
arbitrary royal authority
ⓘ
royal absolutism ⓘ |
| task |
defense of the Bastille
ⓘ
protection of royal authority in Paris ⓘ |
| typeOfFortificationGuarded | medieval fortress ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of a state prison
ⓘ
protection of political prisoners ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.