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The Tennis court Oath
was a court oath that was sighed in the early days of French \
Revolution, Was the act that displayed the belief that political authority came from the nation's people and not the monarchy. -
The wive's march; Louis "kidnapped" Back to Paris
A crowd of woman were demanding bread for their families, so they gathered a group and march towards Versailles. the king agreed and promised to dispute the bread. -
First use of guillotine
Guillotine became known as a ruthlessly efficient killing machine. The device was used for execution by beheading. The first execution by guillotine was performed on highwayman Nicolas Jacques impeller. He was executed in the front of the what is now the city hall of Paris. -
pairs commune established
The Paris commune was a popular-led democratic government that ruled Paris. workers of Paris united to overthrow the existing french regime which had failed to protect the city from Prussian siege, and formed the first truly democratic government in the city and in all of France. -
Parisians storm turileris palace; end of Louis XVL's power
the people of Paris laid siege to another royalist symbol. This time targeted was the turnstiles palace and Louis XVL. So on the morning of August 10, 1792, the national Guard and mob invaded the residence of the roly family. Even though the royal family fled form the palace. The swiss guard opened fired on the crowd. -
Battle of Valmy
Valmy was one of history's decisive battles; the Prussians march on Paris to restore the french monarchy. the Prussians and their allies withdrew, allowing the French to renew their invasion of the Austrian Netherlands. -
The Exectution of louis XVL
Ascended to the throne in 1774, Louis inherited a realm driven nearly bankrupt through the opulence of his predecessors. The economy spiraled downwards (unemployment in Paris in 1788 is estimated at 50%). People were not happy, In July mobs of Paris stormed the hated prison at the Bastille. Feeling powerless Louis and his family attempted to Escape but was captured. -
Committee of Public safety founded
The committee of Public safety was set on April 6, 1763 during one of the crises of the revolution, when France was Beset by Foreign and Civil war.
The new committee was provided for the defense of the nations against enemies, foreign and domestic, and to oversee the already existing organs of executive government. -
new Constitution proclaimed
the French Constitution was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the monarchy. The conditions expanded upon the Declaration of the rights of man and citizens of 1789, to which it added several rights. -
Robespierre guillotined
Robespierre was the architect of Reign of terror in France. He started out representing the third Estate, Advocating for basic human rights for all. He also opposed the death penalty for many years. The government decided that someone had to get control of the situation.
