Danton Was a Delegate, but He Could Not Write

When the estates general were finally called, he had neither the time nor the resources to stand for election. But though he would not be a delegate, danton was still interested in politics and began to fashion himself as a champion of the people. With paris up in arms, dantan appointed himself captain of a self declared militia unit but pointedly managed to miss the assault on the bastille. He actually led about 20 of his guys to the already stormed bastille on july fifteenth and demanded the new governor let him in to inspect the premises. The hotel de ville didn't have any idea what danton thought he was doing, so they bawled him out for