. ▁▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 5 : ▁The ▁astronom er ▁and ▁math ematic ian ▁Jean ▁Syl v ain ▁B ail ly ▁is ▁named ▁mayor ▁of ▁Paris , ▁and ▁La f ay ette ▁is ▁appointed ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁National ▁Guard . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 6 : ▁The ▁King ▁re inst ates ▁Ne cker ▁as ▁fin ance ▁minister ▁and ▁withdraw s ▁royal ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁new ▁elected ▁Paris ▁assembly ▁votes ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁Bast ille ▁for tr ess . ▁Similar ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁local ▁milit ias ▁are ▁formed ▁in ▁Lyon , ▁R ennes , ▁and ▁in ▁other ▁large ▁French ▁cities . ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 7 : ▁The ▁King ▁vis its ▁Paris , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁wel com ed ▁at ▁the ▁H ôtel ▁de ▁Ville ▁by ▁B ail ly ▁and ▁La f ay ette , ▁and ▁we ars ▁the ▁tr icol or ▁co ck ade . ▁S ens ing ▁what ▁is ▁ahead , ▁several ▁prominent ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility , ▁including ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁Ar to is , ▁the ▁Prince ▁de ▁Cond é , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Eng h ien , ▁the ▁Baron ▁de ▁Bre te uil , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bro g lie , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Pol ign ac ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁é migr és ▁to ▁leave ▁France . ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 1 8 : ▁Camil le ▁Des m oul ins ▁begins ▁publication ▁of ▁La ▁France ▁libre , ▁demand ing ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁radical