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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
The start of the french revoulion. -
Tennis Court Oath
dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French nation -
Storming of the Bastille
Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm and dismantle the Bastille -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. -
Women's March on Versailles
Concerned over the high price and scarcity of bread, women from the marketplaces of Paris led the March on Versailles on October 5, 1789 -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI gets executed -
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Reign of Terror
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Maximillian Robespierre's execution
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Napoleonic Code is established
Napoleonic Code is established -
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor -
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Peninsular War
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Napoleon and his men march on Russia
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Napoleon is exiled to Elba
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Napoleon dies
Napoleon dies