One day before this event, a statue of St. Paul was decapitated and fruit trees were cut down at the convent of Saint-Lazare.
One day before this event, a statue of St. Paul was decapitated and fruit trees were cut down at the convent of Saint-Lazare. Jean-Baptiste Lallimand was one of many artists to depict the arrest of Governor Bernard-René de Launay during this event, after which his head was (*) stuck on a pike. The perpetrators of this event were motivated by the perceived notion of gunpowder deposits in the building involved in this event, while only seven prisoners were inside that building. For 10 points, name this event that occurred on July 14, 1789, in which a French prison was taken by the citizens of Paris.
One day before this event, a statue of St. Paul was decapitated and fruit trees were cut down at the convent of Saint-Lazare.
{storming} of the {Bastille} [accept clear equivalents involving some sort of storming type of action on the Bastille]