Fireworks salute Bastille Day’s traditional military parade
UPDATE: Fireworks ignite the French sky as another Bastille Day comes to an end.
On July 14, 1789, the people of France stormed the Bastille violently adding momentum to the French Revolution. The medieval fortress and prison had become a symbol of the King’s authority, who stood by and watched as the French economy plummeted and taxes soared.
The annual Bastille Day celebration honors this victory with one of Europe’s largest military parades along the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This year’s parade strove to be a grand event for French President Francois Hollande’s first year in office.
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- People wait on the esplanade du Champs de Mars for the start of fireworks on the Eiffel Tower, where a giant disco ball has been set, as part of the Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012 in Paris. (Guillaume Baptiste/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A French Boeing C135, refueling tanker (top) and fighter jets fly over the Louvre museum during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)
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- People arrive on the Esplanade des Droits de l’homme (Human Rights) at the Trocadero, before the start of a fireworks show on the Eiffel Tower, as part of the Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012 in Paris. (Guillaume Baptiste/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris July 14, 2012. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
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- The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris July 14, 2012. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
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- The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris July 14, 2012. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
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- The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris July 14, 2012. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
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- The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris July 14, 2012. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
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- The Eiffel Tower is illuminated during the traditional Bastille Day fireworks display in Paris July 14, 2012. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above traditional boats gather in the Brest bay as part of the shipping festive event “Tonnerres de Brest”, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012 in Brest, western France. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above traditional boats gather in the Brest bay as part of the shipping festive event “Tonnerres de Brest”, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012 in Brest, western France. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above traditional boats gather in the Brest bay as part of the shipping festive event “Tonnerres de Brest”, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012 in Brest, western France. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above the historic fortified city of Carcassonne, southwestern France, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images )
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above the historic fortified city of Carcassonne, southwestern France, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images )
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above the historic fortified city of Carcassonne, southwestern France, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images )
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above the historic fortified city of Carcassonne, southwestern France, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images )
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above the historic fortified city of Carcassonne, southwestern France, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images )
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- Fireworks illuminate the night sky above the historic fortified city of Carcassonne, southwestern France, during the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012. (Eric Cabanis/AFP/Getty Images )
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- A general view taken at night shows Paris and the Eiffel Tower during the firework as part of the annual Bastille Day celebrations on July 14, 2012 in Paris. (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)
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- France’s President Francois Hollande (L) shakes hands with a French soldier during a reception to honour the French troops at the Hotel de Brienne Defence Ministry in Paris July 13, 2012 on the eve of the traditional Bastille Day military parade. (Pierre Verdy/Pool/Reuters)
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- Mounted French Republican guards take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Benoit Tessier/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Mounted French Republican guards take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Mounted French Republican guards take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Benoit Tessier/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A formation of military helicopters fly over the Arc de Triomphe during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Mal Langsdon/Reuters)
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- France’s President Francois Hollande (centre, L) stands at attention in the command car as he reviews the troops while descending the Champs Elysees in Paris at the start of the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Mal Langsdon/Reuters)
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- Mounted French Republican guards take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- The French Republican Guard ride down the Champs Elysees during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)
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- Soldiers parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- French navy servicemen take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Members of the French National gendarmerie officers school take part in the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)
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- French firefighters take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Members of the France’s Republican Guard descend the Champs Elysees during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Mal Langsdon/Reuters)
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- Military band of French Alpine Chasseurs march on the Champs Elysees avenue during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)
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- French military aircraft fly over Paris during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Guillaume Baptiste/AFP/Getty Images)
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- High ranking officers of the French army salute during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)
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- Students of the special military school of Saint-Cyr take part in the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)
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- The French mounted Republican Guard take part in the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)
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- Alphajet planes from the Patrouille de France (France’s Patrol) fly over the Champs Elysees during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Philippe Wojazer/Reuters)
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- French navy servicemen take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Picture taken from a Boeing C135, refueling tanker, shows of two French Rafale (C) fighters and two Mirage fighters, as they fly over Paris during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. is seen in the background. (Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Nine alphajets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France release trails of blue, white and red smoke, colors of French national flag, as they fly over Louvre museum and the Louvre Pyramid during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)
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- French Infantry fighting vehicles (VBCI) from the 92nd Infantry Regiment parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue during the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Soldiers from French Foreign Legion take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Mounted French Republican guards take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Motorcyclist squadron of French National gendarmerie take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Alphajet planes from the Patrouille de France (France’s Patrol) fly over the Champs Elysees as part of the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Jacques Brinon/Pool/Reuters)
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- Students of the special military school of Saint-Cyr take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- French firefighters take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Soldiers from French Foreign Legion take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Musicians of the Bagad of Lann-Bihoue, a French Navy Pipe Band, take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, on July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images)
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- French soldiers from the 1st Spahis Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Students of the military school EMIA (In French : Ecole Militaire Interarmes) take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (In French : FINUL) take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. (Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images)
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- French paratroopers from the 1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees in Paris July 14, 2012. The Arc de Triomphe is seen in the background. (Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images)
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- A parachutist lands in front of the reviewing stand on the Place de la Concorde during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
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- An injured parachutist is assisted by medical staff in front of the reviewing stand at the Place de la Concorde during the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)
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- People look at nine alphajets from the French Air Force Patrouille de France releasing trails of red, white and blue smoke, colors of French national flag, as they attend the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris July 14, 2012. (Mehdi Fedouach/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Visitors walk in the gardens of the Elysee Palace in Paris July 14, 2012. The Elysee Palace gardens are open to the public for the Bastille Day celebrations. (Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool/Reuters)
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- France’s President Francois Hollande walks past a French national flag as he leaves the Place de la Concorde after the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris July 14, 2012. (Charles Platiau/Reuters)
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And this became the last time the French were ever victorious in a military action………..
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Obviously Gene, you should review your history lessons…… 🙂 Enjoy Bastille Day all !
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