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Declaration of the Rights of Man
A first step toward writing a constitution, the Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man. "All men were born and remain free and equal in rights." -
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Parisians Storm the Bastille
800 Parisians assembled outside the Bastille in Paris. The Parisians demanded the weapons and gunpowder they believed to be in there. The commander refused and opened fire on them. In the following battle, the commander was killed. They released the prisoners but found no weapons. Was an eye-opener to Louis XVI and is celebrated as the French national independence day. -
Women March
Thousands of women march on Versailles. After an orderly march, a crowd of women invades the Palace. The women demand that the King and his family accompany them back to Paris, and the King agrees. The National Assembly also decides to relocate to Paris. -
Martial Law
The Assembly declares a state of martial law to prevent future uprisings -
Foreign Intervention
Austria and Prussia sign in Berlin a military convention to invade France and defend the monarchy. -
First French Republic
The Convention proclaims the abolition of royalty and the First French Republic -
Louis XVI is executed
Louis XVI is beheaded by a guillotine. -
New Constitution
A new Constitution is ratified by the National Convention -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror begins as Robespierre, the leader of the Committee of Public Safety, declares that terror will be the "order of the day" for the revolutionary government -
Robespierre is executed
Robespierre is arrested along with his supporters and is put in the guillotine. -
New Constitution 2.0
Approved by a national referendum, a new Constitution comes into effect. -
Separation of Church and state
The Convention proclaims freedom of religion and the separation of church and state. -
Armed uprising against the Convention
The armed uprising against the Convention by Jacobins and sans-culottes. They invade the hall of the Convention and kill deputy Féraud. The army responds quickly and clears out the hall. The Convention votes the arrest of the Deputies involved in the uprising. -
Armed royalists uprising
An armed royalist uprising threatens the Convention. On the orders of Paul Barras, in charge of the defense of Paris, General Bonaparte leads the army against the uprising. He uses cannons with grapeshot to break up a rebel gathering in front of the church of Saint-Roch, rue Saint-Honoré. -
Napolean seizes power
Napoleon overthrows the Directory and establishes the French Consulate with Napoleon as the leader of France. This brings an end to the French Revolution.