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National Assembly established
3rd Estate creates assembly to get taxes on 1st and 2nd Estate -
1st Constitution
End of absolute monarchy; Constitutional Monarchy formed -
Storming of the Bastille
Peasants revolt and attack Bastille prison -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights -
2nd Constitution
Removal of monarchy -
War on Austria and Prussia
Austria and Prussia feared that the ideas of revolution would spread to their countries if they didn't shut down the French Revolution -
Louis XVI execution
Louis 16 was tried and executed on the Guillotine. -
Reign of Terror
Time when war and death was all over France -
Marie Antoinette executed
After monarchy was abolished, Marie was tried, found guilty, and executed -
3rd Constitution
A form of legislative system was formed -
Napoleon overthrows the Directory
Napoleon returns from war and overthrows France's government and names himself First Consul -
Napoleon's coup d' Etat
Napoleon seizes power -
Napoleon sells Louisiana Territory
Needed money to fund war in France so he sold land to the United States -
Battle of Trafalgar
Naval battle between British and French -
Peninsular War
War between all of Europe -
Napoleon's invasion of Russia
Napoleon invades Russia with 400,000 troops and leaves with 10,000 -
Napoleon surrenders to Prussia and Russia
Napoleon is surrounded and outnumbered and must surrender -
napoleon returns to france from elba
Napoleon escapes the island of Elba and retakes his position as leader for France -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon finally defeated