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War
The Seven Years War starts -
War
The Seven Years War ends -
Monarchy
Accession of Louis XVI -
War
France enters the American War of Independence -
Economoy
Economice crisis begins (Bad harvests and food shortages, plus price inflation). -
War
The AWOI ends -
Economy
Economice crisis ends 9Bad harvest, food shortages and price inflation). -
Political crisis
Declaration of bankruptcy -
Government
estates general called for the first time since 1614 -
Government
Estates-General met at Versailles -
Government
National Assembly proclaimed -
Government
Tennis Court Oath -
Law
Formation of the citizens' militia -
Economic crisis
The storming of the Bastille -
Government
Start of the Great Fear -
Tax and Law
Decrees dismantling feudalism passed -
Law
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen -
Journee/ political crisis
Start of the October Days -
Journee/ political crisis
End of the October days -
Religion/ tax and law
Church property natioalised -
Government
Creation of the Paris Sections -
Government
Abolition of nobility -
Religion/ Government/ Law
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy -
Governent
Reorganisation of the judiciary -
Government
Publication of Reflections on the Revolution in France -
Economy
Dissolution of guilds -
Law
The Le Chapelier Law -
Monarchy
The Flight to Varennes -
Political crisis
Champ de Mars massacre -
War
Slave revolt in saint-domingue -
Law/ Monarchy/ Counter-Revolution
Declaration of Pillnitz -
Monarchy
Louis XVI accpets the new constitution -
Counter-Revolution/ Law/ Monarchy
Decree against emigres (vetoed by Louis on 12 November) -
Government/ Law/ Counter-Revolution
The Legislative Assembly said the Guillotine was to be used for all public executions -
War
War declared on Austria -
Law/ Religion
New decree against Refractory Priests -
War
Prussia declared war on France -
Monarchy/ Government
Overthrow of the monarchy -
War/ Counter-Revolution
Prussian forces entered northern France -
War
Capture of Longwy -
Sans-Culottes
Start of the September Massacres -
Sans-Culottes
End of the September Massacres -
Government
Proclamation of the Republic -
War
Battle of Jemappes -
Law
Decree of Fraternity -
Monarchy
Execution of Louis XVI -
War
War declared on Great Britain and the Dutch Republic -
Government
Convention accepts the amalgame (merger of regular soldiers and volunteers) -
Government
Revolutionary Tribunal established -
Counter-Revolution
Revolt in the Vendee -
Government
Committee of Public Safety created -
Sans-Culottes
Girondin deputies purged -
Government/ law
a new constitution approved -
Government
Final abolition of Feudalism in France -
Government
Robespierre joined the CPS -
Law
Decree of levee en masse issued -
Law/ Counter-Revolution
law of suspects -
Government
Year II began -
Economy
General Maximum introduced -
Government/ political
New Revolutionary calender -
War
Battle of Wattignies -
Law/ government
Law of 14 Frimaire established Revolutionary Government -
Sans-Culottes
Execution of Herbert and his leading supporters -
Counter-Revolution
Danton and Desmoulins executed -
Religion
Festival of Supreme Being -
Government
Start of the Coup of Thermidor -
Government
End of the Coup of Thermidor -
Government
Execution of Robespierre -
Government
Law of 22 Prairial repealed, government reorganised -
Religion/ Economic
State ends financial support of the Church -
Political
Jacobin club closed -
Religion/ Government
Formal seperation of church and State -
Counter-Revolution
start of the Germinal uprising -
Counter-Revolution
end of the germinal uprising -
Counter-Revolution
start of the Prairial uprising -
Counter-Revolution
end of the prairial uprising -
Government
Constitution of Year III -
Counter-Revolution
Vendemiaire Uprising, Bonaparte appointed commander of the Army of the Interior -
Government
Directory established -
War
Bonaparte appointed to ommand the army in Italy -
Monarchy/ Counter-Revolution/ Government
Coup d'etat Fructidor -
Law
Law of 22 Floreal -
Political/ Government/ Counter-Revolution
Coup d'etat of Prairial -
Government
start of the Coup d'etat Brumaire -
Government
end of the Coup d'etat Brumaire, Bonaparte overthrows the Directory -
Political
constitution of Year VIII
