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Who was involved in the Bastille?

People involved in the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789:

1. Marquis de Launay: Governor of the Bastille

2. Bernard-René Jordan, Marquis de Launay: Commander of the garrison

3. Jean-Baptiste Vitalis: Deputy governor

4. Major Losme: Commander of the second company of the Invalides

5. Captains: Béquart, de Flue, and Puget

6. Lieutenants: Delmas and Tessy

7. Staff officers: Arré, Bory, and Cholat

8. Guards: About 82 Invalides and 32 Swiss soldiers

9. Civilians: A crowd of Parisian revolutionaries, including members of the National Guard, the Parisian militia, and the common people

Key Figures from the Revolutionary Crowd:

1. George Jacques Danton: A prominent revolutionary leader and orator

2. Camille Desmoulins: A journalist and revolutionary activist

3. Jean-Sylvain Bailly: Astronomer, revolutionary, and future mayor of Paris

4. Maximilien Robespierre: Lawyer and future leader of the Jacobin faction

5. Marquis de Lafayette: General of the National Guard

6. Pierre-Augustin Hulin: A soldier and future general who played a key role in the storming

7. Élisabeth Thiroux: A market woman who helped break down the gates of the Bastille

8. Jacques de Flesselles: Prevot des marchands (mayor) of Paris who was killed during the storming

9. François Lefebvre: A grenadier who was among the first to enter the Bastille

10. Stanislas-Marie Maillard: A revolutionary leader who led the crowd to the Bastille

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