Enlightenment and French Revolution

By Bohemianmind

  • meeting with estates general

    The estates general was called by king Louis xvi to address Frances financial and political issues the estates were a group made of 3 parties the 1st estate aristocrats the 2nd estate the clergy and the 3rd estate the commoners who were severely disadvantaged in the voting which caused them to form the national assembly

  • The Tennis Court Oath

    The Tennis Court Oath was taken by the third estate of France on June 20th of 1789 the deputies swore to stay in session until France had an established constitution and the people had protected rights it was one of the key events that started the French revolution

  • The Storming Of The Bastille

    The Bastille was a massive medieval fortress used as a garrison armory and prison for the French government the revolutionaries saw it as a symbol of king louis Tyrannical power and therefore was raided by a group of insurgengents

  • Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen

    It was a wildly acclaimed human rights document written by marquis de Lafayette a French noble that played a big part in the American and French revolution

  • The Execution Of King Louis XVL

    King Louis the 16th was unwilling to cede his power to the revolution he was found guilty of treason and condemned to death
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    The reign of terror

    The reign of terror was contributed to the rise of the radical Jacobin party lead by maximilien robespierre who used fear and violence to eliminate any opposers

  • The execution of Robespierre's

    self explanatory

  • The Napoleonic Code

    The Napoleonic Code was a French civil code established in 1804

  • The Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon was a young lieutenant in the cavalry who quickly rose to power quickly due to the chaos of the revolution gaining immense popularity and fame for his military maneuvers which the French people appreciated so much they elected him as emperor he is regarded as one of the most brilliant military leaders of all time
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    The Peninsular War

    the British Army fought a war in the Iberian Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon's France. Aided by their Spanish and Portuguese allies, the British held off superior French numbers before winning a series of victories and driving them out.

  • Napoleon's Death March

    Advised otherwise by all his top generals napoleon makes the mistake of marching on Russia close to winter he was enraged at the Russian tsar because the Russians didn't cut trade with the united kingdom the journey into Russian was long and arduous and Napoleon's signature tactic of quick and decisive movement didn't work due to him being slowed severely by his supply convoys by the time they reached Moscow the Russians evacuated and burnt the city down leaving nothing for the French

  • Napoleon's Exile

    Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to the remote island of St. Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean in 1815 after being defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.