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the national assembly
June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789, was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (this is also when the third estate was formed) -
tennis court oath
members of the third estate take an oath to not separate and to reassemble when circumstances require, until the "constitution of the kingdom is established" -
Parisians storm the Bastille
Parisians tear down the Bastille, free prisoners inside, and steal all of the weaponry inside -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
A decloration created in france stateing that all men were created equal. This was made by the french people as part of the french revolution. -
bread march
Also known as the woman's march on Versailles -
legelative assembally
the Legislative Assembly was the body of people vested with the power to make laws during the French Revolution. It consisted of 745 members, generally young citizens from the French middle class. -
Execution of the king
The king was executed on this day in front of all of the people. His head was cut off using the guillotine. Shortly later his wife was also executed. -
Reign of Terror
also known as The Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Gridirons and The Mountain, and marked by mass executions. -
Napoleonic code
the French civil code established under Napoleon I in 1804. It was drafted by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force. -
Russian winter
French troops invade Russia following Nepolian's orders. The troops end up starving and dying because of the harsh conditions. Nepolian and his troops retreat in October, -
Battle of Waterloo
The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French, and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. -
Napoleon Bonaparte Crowned Emperor
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The Revolutions enters its third stage
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Radicals fight for power and declare war
