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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution. -
tennis court oath
On June 20, 1789, the Tennis Court Oath was taken. There, the men of the National Assembly swore an oath never to stop meeting until a constitution had been established. -
Storming of the Bastille
revolutionists tried to storm he political prison Bastille. 94 people died. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
This was a law declared called the DOTROM.
Liberty, Property, Safety and Resistance to Oppression. -
Women's March on Versailles
women of low class led a march on to versailles -
Execution of King Louis XVI
after years of tyranny, the king gets executed by the guiliten while trying to desert the nation. -
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reign of terror.
Time in Frances history where mass executions take place killing the rich and spilling blood in the streets of France. One of Frances bloodiest times in history. -
Maximillian Robespierre's execution
Robespierre and his 21 followers were executed at midnight. -
Napoleonic Code is established
a new code of laws established by Napoleon and was a huge influence across the world. -
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
After a brutal period in time, Napoleon crowns himself as leader of France and has complete power. -
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Peninsular War
Big war and a stalemate happend for way too long. The french won many battles but had to deal with a lot of heat from Spanish guerilla warfare. lots of losses on both sides. -
Napoleon and his men march on Russia
The french army marches on into Russia to take over the largest nation on the planet. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
The enemies of France make it into Paris and force Napoleon into exile -
Napoleon dies
Napleon is exiled to a farthur island and dies of stomach cancer.