▁National ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 4 ▁– ▁The ▁Sie ge ▁and ▁S urr ender ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 1 : ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁ab rupt ly ▁dismiss es ▁Ne cker . ▁Paris ians ▁respond ▁by ▁burning ▁the ▁un pop ular ▁custom s ▁bar riers , ▁and ▁inv ading ▁and ▁lo oting ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁the ▁Laz ar istes . ▁ ▁Sk irm ishes ▁between ▁the ▁caval ry men ▁of ▁the ▁Rég iment ▁de ▁Royal - Al lem and ▁of ▁the ▁King ' s ▁Guard ▁and ▁the ▁angry ▁crowd ▁outside ▁the ▁Tu iler ies ▁Palace . ▁The ▁Gard es ▁Fran çais es ▁largely ▁take ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁crowd . ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 3 : ▁The ▁National ▁Assembly ▁decl ares ▁itself ▁in ▁permanent ▁session . ▁At ▁the ▁H ôtel ▁de ▁Ville , ▁city ▁leaders ▁begin ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁gover ning ▁committee ▁and ▁an ▁armed ▁milit ia . ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 4 : ▁Storm ing ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille . ▁A ▁large ▁armed ▁crowd ▁bes ie ges ▁the ▁Bast ille , ▁which ▁holds ▁only ▁seven ▁prisoners ▁but ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁supply ▁of ▁gun pow der , ▁which ▁the ▁crowd ▁wants . ▁After ▁several ▁hours ▁of ▁resistance , ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁de ▁La un ay , ▁finally ▁surr enders ; ▁as ▁he ▁ex its , ▁he ▁is ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁crowd . ▁The ▁crowd ▁also ▁k ills ▁de ▁F less elles , ▁the ▁prov ost ▁of ▁the ▁Paris ▁mer ch ants