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'''Bernard-René Jourdan, marquis de Launay''' (8 or 9 April 1740 – 14 July 1789) was the governor of the [[Bastille]] during the outbreak of the [[French Revolution]]. | '''Bernard-René Jourdan, marquis de Launay''' (8 or 9 April 1740 – 14 July 1789) was the governor of the [[Bastille]] during the outbreak of the [[French Revolution]]. | ||
On 14 July 1789, revolutionaries demanded that de Launay surrender the Bastille and hand over the gunpowder stored there. De Launay refused however, and the revolutionaries [[Storming of the Bastille|stormed]] the Bastille in response. After some hestitation, he ordered the garrison to fire at the attackers. | ==Biography== | ||
On 14 July 1789, revolutionaries demanded that de Launay surrender the Bastille and hand over the [[gunpowder]] stored there. De Launay refused however, and the revolutionaries [[Storming of the Bastille|stormed]] the Bastille in response. After some hestitation, he ordered the garrison to fire at the attackers.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | |||
Eventually deciding to surrender on the condition that nobody from the | Eventually deciding to surrender on the condition that nobody from the [[fort]]ress be killed, de Launay threatened to blow up the structure and the surrounding district if his demands were not met. Although the revolutionaries broke the terms, de Launay surrendered. As he was escorted to the [[Hôtel de Ville]] by the revolutionaries, he was tortured and eventually beheaded.<ref name="ACU"/> | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' novel]] {{1st}} | |||
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[[Category:1789 deaths]] | [[Category:1789 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
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[[Category:Marquesses]] | [[Category:Marquesses]] | ||
[[Category:Governors]] | [[Category:Governors]] | ||
[[Category:French Army]] | [[Category:French Army personnel]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:38, 25 May 2026
Bernard-René Jourdan, marquis de Launay (8 or 9 April 1740 – 14 July 1789) was the governor of the Bastille during the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Biography[edit | edit source]
On 14 July 1789, revolutionaries demanded that de Launay surrender the Bastille and hand over the gunpowder stored there. De Launay refused however, and the revolutionaries stormed the Bastille in response. After some hestitation, he ordered the garrison to fire at the attackers.[1]
Eventually deciding to surrender on the condition that nobody from the fortress be killed, de Launay threatened to blow up the structure and the surrounding district if his demands were not met. Although the revolutionaries broke the terms, de Launay surrendered. As he was escorted to the Hôtel de Ville by the revolutionaries, he was tortured and eventually beheaded.[1]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Unity novel (first appearance)