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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
The meeting with the Estates-General is important because
it marked the start of the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath in the tennis court which had been built in 1686 for the use of the Palace of Versailles. -
Storming of the Bastille
Revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armory. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Proclaim the inherent rights of men. -
Women's March on Versailles
The crowd besieged the palace and in a dramatic and violent confrontation. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was publicly executed. -
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Reign of Terror
Creation of the First Republic -
Maximillian Robespierre's execution
Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution and they were executed before a cheering crowd. -
Napoleonic Code is established
The Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. -
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
During the coronation, he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself. -
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Peninsular War
Military conflict was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. -
Napoleon and his men march on Russia
The Grande Armée was led by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
His enemies wanted to incarcerate him in a place from which he could definitely not escape. -
Napoleon dies
He got sick and died.