French Revolution By jdeister Mar 5, 1789 Meeting of the estates General Jun 17, 1789 National Assembly Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Jan 1, 1791 Louis and family attempt to escape Jan 1, 1792 War vs. France and Prussia Jan 1, 1792 Radicals (Jacobins) take control Jan 1, 1793 Reign of Terror starts Jan 21, 1793 Louis XIV beheaded Jan 1, 1794 Reign of terror ends Oct 1, 1795 Napoleon stops Rebellion in Paris Jan 1, 1799 Coup d'etat Dec 2, 1804 Napoleon crowned Emporer Jan 1, 1805 Battle of Trafagar Jan 1, 1806 Continental System (blockade) Jan 1, 1808 Peninsular War Jan 1, 1812 Invasion of Russia Apr 1, 1814 Napoleon exiled in Elba Jan 1, 1815 100 days war Mar 1, 1815 Battle of Waterloo Jan 1, 1821 Napoleons death
