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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
marking the beginning of the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
An oath not to separate and reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the KIngdom is established." -
Storming of the Bastille
when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress and political prison known as the Bastille. After four hours of fighting and 94 deaths the insurgents were able to enter the Bastille -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
a declaration that stated "men are born and remain free and equal in rights." -
Women's March on Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles, also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
Louis XVI, former king of France since the abolition of the monarchy, was publicly executed by beheading by guillotine on 21 January 1793 during the French Revolution and the French First Republic at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. -
Maximillien Robespierre's execution
On July 27, 1794, Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The next day Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution (now the Place de la Concorde), where they were executed by guillotine before a cheering crowd. -
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public -
Napoleonic Code is established
The Napoleonic Code was established on March 21, 1804, when it was enacted as the Civil Code of France. The code was the result of a years-long effort by Napoleon Bonaparte to revise France's outdated legal system. -
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
On the 2nd of December 1804 Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame de Paris. According to legend, during the coronation he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself, thus displaying his rejection of the authority of the Pontiff. -
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Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence -
Napoleon and his men march on Russia
Napoleon and his men invade russia from modern day poland, The result was a disaster for France. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
After capture, Napoleon is exiled to the island of Elba. -
Napoleon Dies
Napoleon dies from stomach cancer.