The French Revolution By arnoldtaylor Jan 1, 1789 The French revolution started Period: Jan 1, 1789 to Jan 1, 1799 The French Revolution http://voices.yahoo.com/a-short-summary-french-revolution-2418059.html http://www.marxists.org/history/france/revolution/timeline.htm Oct 6, 1789 The king returns to paris Jan 28, 1790 Removal of civil disabilities against Jews Jul 14, 1790 Civil Constitution, subordinating the Church to the civil government, inaugurated by Louis XVI Jul 17, 1791 National Guard fires on crowd protesting against restoration of the King. Nov 9, 1791 Civil marriage and divorce instituted. Assembly orders all émigrés to return under pain of death. Apr 20, 1792 France declares war on Austria, but French army flees at sight of the enemy. Aug 22, 1792 Royalist riots in the Vendée, Britanny; armies suffer setbacks at Langwy and Verdun. Apr 6, 1793 Committee of Public Safety established. Oct 14, 1793 Marie-Antoinette tried and executed. May 18, 1794 Robespierre decreed the new religion of the Supreme Being. Nov 12, 1794 Jacobin Club is suppressed by the Convention. Jun 8, 1795 The Dauphin dies in prison, Comte de Provence assumes title of Louis XVIII. Oct 26, 1795 The Convention dissolves itself in favour of a dictatorship of the Directorate. Feb 2, 1796 Napoleon assumes command of French army in Italy. May 10, 1796 Leaders of Babeuf’s “Conspiracy of Equals” arrested. May 1, 1797 Elections produce a Royalist majority. Elections in 1798 and 1799 produce a more radical result and are annulled by the Directorate. May 27, 1797 Babeuf and his supporters are convicted but take their own lives. Jun 18, 1799 Directorate resigns. Nov 9, 1799 (18th Brumaire) Napoleon Bonaparte named “First Consul,” now the effective dictator.
