French Revolution

  • 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