How many men and women gathered in front of the town hall?

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Approximately 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall.
They broke into many government buildings in quest of weapons. Finally, a large group of people marched to the city's eastern boundaries and attacked the Bastille, a fortress jail where they hoped to find hidden ammunition. The commander of the Bastille was slain in the ensuing armed battle, and the captives were liberated even though only seven were. The Bastille, on the contrary, became universally reviled as a symbol of the king's dictatorial power. The fortress was destroyed, and its stone fragments were sold in marketplaces to anybody who desired a remembrance of its fall. Hence, 7,000 men and women assembled before the town hall to establish a people's militia..

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