... July 17, 1789. The men and women stormed the Bastille in search of ammunition for their weapons. Earlier that day French peasants raided armories and stole more than 28,000 rifles. The men and women entered the Bastille in search of ammunition but erupted into violent rage when a guard fired into the crowd. They killed the guards and the Governor of ... ...

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... . The reasons however for this are ˜much more political than technological'. The advances in weaponry in the 19TH century with innovations of quick firing artillery, machine-guns and repeating rifles were the cutting edge of the 'new imperialism' abroad. Russia's remarkable economic recovery upset the military equilibrium. Not only did spending on arms increase, but also steps were taken to ... ...

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