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French Revolution Timeline

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  • Citizens storm the Bastille

    Citizens storm the Bastille

  • Poor women of Paris march on Versailles

    Poor women of Paris march on Versailles

  • Estates General meet

    Estates General meet

  • National Assembly formed

    National Assembly formed

  • Great Fear sweeps France

    Great Fear sweeps France

  • Royal Family Confined

    Royal Family Confined

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man

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    Moderate

    May 1789:Estates General meets
    June 1789:National Assembly formed
    July 1789:Citizens storm the Bastille
    July-August 1789:Great Fear sweeps France
    August 1789:Declaration of the Rights of Man
    October 1789:Poor women of Paris march on Versailles
    October 1789:Royal family confined
    July 1790:Civil Constitution of the clergy was adopted
    June 1791:Royal family attempts to flee France
    September 1791:Constitution creates a limited monarchy
    August 1792:Paris mob invades Tuileries palace
  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy was adopted

    Civil Constitution of the Clergy was adopted

  • Constitution creates a limited monarchy

    Constitution creates a limited monarchy

  • The Royal Family attempts to flee France

    The Royal Family attempts to flee France

  • France becomes a republic

    France becomes a republic

  • Paris mob invades Tuileries palace

    Paris mob invades Tuileries palace

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    Radical

    September 1792 - France becomes a republic.
    January 1793 - Louis XVI was beheaded.
    April 1793 - Committee of Public Safety was created.
    October 1793 - Marie Antoinette was beheaded.
    July 1793-1794 - Reign of Terror.
    July 1794 - Robespierre was beheaded.

  • Committee of Public Safety created

  • Louis XVI was beheaded

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    Reign of Terror

  • Robespierre was beheaded

  • Directory came into power

    Directory came into power

  • Third Constitution was adopted

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    Reaction

    August 1795 - Third Constitution was adopted.
    November 1795 - Directory comes into power.
    1798-1801 - Napoleon invades Egypt
    November 1799 - Napoleon becomes first consul.
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    Napoleon invades Egypt

  • Napoleon becomes first consul

    Napoleon becomes first consul

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    Age of Napoleon

    1798-1801:Napoleon invades Egypt
    July 1801:Concordat with the Catholic Church.
    August 1802:Napoleon named Consul for life.
    March 1804:Napoleonic Code adopted.
    May 1804:Napoleon becomes emperor.
    October 1805:Battle of Trafalgar.
    December 1805:Battle of Austerlitz.
    1808-1815:Napoleon invades Spain.
    January-December 1812:Napoleon invades Russia.
    October 1813:Battle of Leipzig.
    April 1814:Napoleon was exiled to Elba.
    March 1815:Napoleon returns from Elba.
    June 1815:Battle of Waterloo.
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    Age of Napoleon continued

    April 1814 - Napoleon abdicates the throne and Louis XVIII takes the throne.
    October 1815 - Napoleon exiled to St. Helena.
  • Concordat with Catholic Church

    Concordat with Catholic Church

  • Napoleon named consul for life

  • Napoleonic Code adopted

  • Napoleon becomes Emperor

    Napoleon becomes Emperor

  • Battle of Trafalgar

  • Battle of Austerlitz

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    Napoleon invades Spain

  • Napoleon invades Russia

    Napoleon invades Russia

  • Battle of Leipzig

  • Napoleon exiled to Elba

    Napoleon exiled to Elba

  • Napoleon abdicates the throne and Louis XVIII takes the throne

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

  • Napoleon exiled to St. Helena

    Napoleon exiled to St. Helena

  • Napoleon returns from Elba

  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon dies