French Revolution

Meeting Of The Estates General

May 5, 1789

First meeting since 1614 for the Estates General . Estates General is a general assembly representing the French state of realm . The clergy (1st estate) the nobles (2nd estate) and the common people (3rd estate).

Storming of Bastille

Jul 14, 1789

Bastille was a mideval fortress and prison that represented royal autority in the centre of Paris . When Bastille was captured the revolution began .

War is Declared by France on Austria

Apr 20, 1792

This war occured during the French Revolutionary wars . France won and it rejuvenated the French Nation

King Louis XVI Execution

Jan 21, 1793

King Louis XVI was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and was sentences to death by the French National Conviction . He was the fist king to be executed , they used the guillotine .

Beginning of the Reign of Terror

Sep 5, 1793

This was a period of violence that occured after the beginning of the French Revolution . Conflict began with two rivalry political factions , Girondins and Jacobians . Many executions occured with the "enemies of the revolution"

British Defeat at Toulon

Sep 8, 1793

Part of the French Revilutionary wars, this was an early republican victory over a royalist rebellion in a southern French city called Toulon .

Maximilien Robespierre Executed

Jul 28, 1794

Robespierre was an architect of the French Revolution's Reign of Terror , but he is overthrown and convicted by the National Convention . Robespierre encouraged usage of the guillotine , executing around 17,000 enemies of the revolution . The day after his arrest him and 21 other followers were guillotined at the Place de la Revolution in Paris

Napolean Crowns Himself Emporer

Dec 2, 1804

Napolean wanted to establish in the mind of France the legitimacy of his reign, with its new nobles and new royal family . Therefor he desinged a new coronation system and named himself emporer .

Napoleon is Criwned King of Italy

May 26, 1805

Italy was a French client state founded in northern italy by Napoleon I . Country was heavily influenced by the French Revolution . It was goverened by Napoleons step son when napoleon dies .

Portugal is Occupied by France

Nov 19, 1807

Part of Napoleons Wars , not much blooshed bevause Portugese government lacked the will to resist invasion .

Napoleon Retreats from Russia

Oct 19, 1812

One month after Napoleon's invadin force entered Moscow the starving French army is forced to retreat .

Congress Of Vienna

Nov 1, 1814

This was a conference of ambassadores of European states . The objective of the congress was to create a perminent peace plan for Europe by settling issues caused by the French Revolution and Napolean Wars

Battle Of Waterloo / Napoleans 2nd Adbication and Exile

Jun 18, 1815

This battle marked the defeat of Napolean Bonaparte who conquered much of continental Europe into the 19Th century . Napolean rose ranks in the French Army during the Revolution and seized control of French government .