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3.11- The Fall of the Bastille

Revolutions

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The People's Hero

Troops started to be re assigned from the frontiers into the city. The troop built up actually went on behind the back of the king. Louis had been distracted by the death of his son and trapped by his own indecisiveness in the lead up to the royal session. In just about a week, the residents of paris saw the soldiers in their midst go from about four thousand to about 20 thousand.

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