Pierre-Augustin Hulin

Pierre-Augustin Hulin was a French military officer who commanded insurgent forces during the capture of the Bastille on 14 July 1789.

Storming of the Bastille: The 14 July 1789 uprising in Paris that ended with the capture of the Bastille fortress and prison. Hulin helped lead the forces that captured the fortress.
Marquis de Lafayette: A French aristocrat and military officer who commanded the National Guard during the early French Revolution. Lafayette led the National Guard after Hulin’s role in the Bastille’s capture.
French Revolution: A period of political and social upheaval in France beginning in 1789 that ended the monarchy and transformed the state. Hulin’s emergence as a commander took place within this revolution.
First French Empire: The French imperial state ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte from 1804 to 1814 and briefly in 1815. Hulin held senior posts during Napoleon’s imperial regime.
Bastille: A fortress and state prison in Paris, demolished after its capture in 1789. Its capture was the defining event of Hulin’s revolutionary career.
Georges Danton: A French lawyer and revolutionary leader who became a prominent figure in the First French Republic. Danton’s revolutionary politics belonged to the upheaval in which Hulin became prominent.
Ancien Régime: The political and social system of the Kingdom of France before the Revolution of 1789. The upheaval that made Hulin prominent dismantled this system.
French Consulate: The French government established after the coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799, with Napoleon as First Consul. Hulin’s rise in state service continued as revolutionary France became the Consulate.
Bernard-René de Launay: The governor of the Bastille who surrendered to insurgents on 14 July 1789. Launay commanded the fortress Hulin’s forces attacked.
Napoleon Bonaparte: A French military commander who became emperor of the French in 1804. Hulin later served Napoleon as a senior military and administrative officer.

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Bernard-René Jourdan de LaunayRelated: Hulin was among the insurgent leaders negotiating and fighting against de Launay’s garrison.