French Revolution By hcps-hardycm1 Jan 24, 1789 Summoning of the States-General Period: Jan 24, 1789 to Dec 24, 1798 French Revolution Jul 14, 1790 Constitution accepted by King Louis XVI Feb 7, 1792 Alliance of Austria and Prussia Apr 2, 1792 Death of Mirabeau Aug 10, 1792 Storming of the Tuileries Palace. Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody Sep 2, 1792 The September Massacres Jan 21, 1793 Execution of Louis XVI Jan 19, 1794 English land in Corsica Feb 4, 1794 Abolition of slavery in colonies Mar 5, 1795 Treaty of Basel (Prussia withdraws from war) Apr 1, 1795 Bread riots in Paris Jun 8, 1795 Death of the dauphin ( Louis XVII) Mar 5, 1796 War against the Holy Roman Empire Apr 18, 1797 Preliminary Peace of Leoben Dec 24, 1798 Alliance between Russia and Britain