Governor of the Bastille nine years after his birth. He was a Black Musketeer of the King, officer in the Gardes Françaises until 1763-1764, then captain of a cavalry regiment. During the Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, De Launay was arrested and escorted to the town hall by one of the leaders of the Revolution, Pierre-Augustin Hulin. In the Place de Greve the furious crowd attacked the escort, assaulting and eventually beheading Governor Launay. After the capture of the fortress, Prosper Soulès assumed the interim duties of acting commander. Governor of the Bastille The Bastille or Bastille Saint-Antoine was completed in
Louis Le Provost de Launay should be dismissed. He was also concerned with defending free education and the separation of church and state. Louis Le Provost de Launay died in office on 17 August 1912 in Aix-les-Bains, Savoie. The Bibliothèque nationale de France lists 34 documents published by Le Provost de Launay, mostly a few pages extracted from an official journal that give the text of a speech or legislative proposal. More significant publications include: Louis Le Provost de Launay Louis Le Provost de Launay (8 June 1850 – 17 August 1912) was a French politician who was Deputy and then Senator for the department