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1815 BCE
Battle of Waterloo
A fight between Napoleon's French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. It concluded a war that had raged for 23 years. It ended French attempts to dominate Europe and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever. -
1814 BCE
When Napoleon was exiled.
He was free to go anywhere on the island as long as he was accompanied by an English officer, but he soon refused to do what he was supposed to do. He abdicated for a second time and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena. -
1804 BCE
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
During the coronation, he snatched the crown from the pope's hands and crowned himself. Which displayed his rejection of the authority of the Pope. -
1804 BCE
Creation of the Napoleonic Code.
It addressed mainly matters relating to property and families. It used to be called The Civil Code. -
Period: 1804 BCE to 1814 BCE
Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful generals of the French Revolutionary armies. He was emperor of France from 1804-14. -
1799 BCE
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
It overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France. It was often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. -
1793 BCE
The Reign of Terror
A climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French Revolution. Which saw the public executions and mass killings of thousands of counter-revolutionary suspects during this time. -
1793 BCE
King Louis XVI is executed
Louis Capet was beheaded by a guillotine. When he was found guilty, he was sentenced to death. -
1789 BCE
Tennis Court Oath
A famous Oath of a real Tennis room. The Oath was, “We swear never to separate and to meet wherever circumstances require until the kingdom's Constitution is established and grounded on solid foundations.” -
1789 BCE
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
A declaration that declares that men born and remain free and have equal rights. The rights of liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. -
1789 BCE
Women’s March on Versailles
A riot that took place during the first stage of the French Revolution. They complained over the high price and scant availability of bread, marching from Paris to Versailles. -
1789 BCE
Bastille is Stormed
Hundreds of Parisians stormed the Bastille, a state prison, seizing 250 barrels of gunpowder and freeing its prisoners. The storming of the Bastille was a pivotal moment in the French Revolution. -
Period: 1789 BCE to 1799 BCE
French Revolution
It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to fix the political power. It was a series of unfolded events that happened during this time. -
1770 BCE
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
A marriage between the two royal houses had been planned since the early 1760s, but only came about in 1770. On 19 April the wedding took place by proxy in Vienna, marrying the Dauphin and future Louis XVI. -
1682 BCE
When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
Louis XlV hoped to extract more control of the gov't. He also thought distancing himself from the population in Paris. -
1631 BCE
Palace of Versailles was built.
It was a private retreat for Louis Xlll and his family. He reigned there from 1610- 1643. It's walls are preserved today, as the exterior facade overlooking the Marble Court. -
Defeat in the Russian Campaign.
The French invaded Russia. Napoleon entered Russia with an army of almost half a million, and less than 40,000 walked out.