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Reign of Terror
a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by. -
Louis XVI calls the Estates General
to propose solutions to his government's financial problems. -
Tennis Court Oath
the deputies swore never to separate until they had given France a Constitution. -
Parisians storm the Bastille
seizing 250 barrels of gunpowder and freeing its prisoners. -
Writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Men
presented it to the National Assembly on July 11, 1789. -
March on Versailles
one of the most significant events of the French Revolution, eventually forcing the royals to return to Paris. -
Establishment of the new french constitution
reluctantly accepted by Louis XVI in September 1791. -
Execution of the king and Queen
On January 21, he walked steadfastly to the guillotine and was executed. -
Napoleon Overthrows the Directory
overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Napoleon Builds an Empire
conquest of territories belonging to his enemies. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
The invasion of Russia effectively halted Napoleon's march across Europe, and resulted in his first exile, to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
6th Coalition Occupies Paris
the French surrendered on March 31, ending the War of the Sixth Coalition and forcing Emperor Napoleon to abdicate and go into exile. -
King Louis XVIII Begins His Reign
the National Convention abolished the monarchy and deposed Louis XVI. -
The Congress of Vienna Meets
dissolved the Napoleonic world and attempted to restore the monarchies Napoleon had overthrown. -
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
Napoleon abdicated as emperor of France for the second and last time and was later exiled to St. Helena.