<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> One killed; remainder captured (at least seven killed after surrender) </Td> <Td> 98 killed 73 wounded </Td> </Tr> <P> The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille (pʁiz də la bastij)) occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789 . The medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris . The prison contained just seven inmates at the time of its storming, but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuses of power; its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution . </P> <P> In France, Le quatorze juillet (14 July) is a public holiday, usually called Bastille Day in English . </P>

What was the outcome of the storming of the bastille