| To the Bastille ”I was stopped by a local inhabitant, who told me, that some people were shooting near the city hall Hotel de Ville. I therefore
hurried down to the place to get some ammo. Then I continued to the Bastille, meanwhile I charged my weapon. On the way, I met a group, who
were also going to the Bastille, and I joined them. We met 4 soldiers, armed with riffles, and we asked them to join us. They answered,
that they needed ammo. We gave them ammo enough for 2 shots. Then, armoured, they happily joined us. When we came to Hotel de Regie,
we saw, that 2 boxes with ammo was destroyed, and I took some cartridges, which I could give to other who didn’t have any”.
Jean Baptiste Humbert |