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Louis XVI
Louis XVI was made King of France. -
The Calling of the Estates General
The Calling of the Estates General was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates General. These Estates were made up of three Estates known as The First Estate (clergy) The Second Estate (Nobles) and the Third Estate (The common people). -
Formation of the National Assembly
The National Assembly was the name of the assembly formed by the Third Estate on June 17-July 9 of 1789. -
Tennis Court Oath
This Oath was a pledge signed by 576 out of 577 members from the third estate who apparently were locked out of themeeting of the estates general on June 20, 1789. -
Storming of Bastille
This Storming of the Bastille took place on July 14, 1789 in Paris, France. There were only seven prisoners at the time. This was a flashpoint of the French revolution. This was a symbol of abuse to the monarchy. -
Great Fear
The Great Fear in 1789 was a riot of panicking peasants and other rumors of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king who apparently privileged to overthrow the Third Estate -
French Women forcing louis XVI to leave France
An angry mob of armed women nearly up to 7,000 of them, marched to from Paris to Versailles. This was about two hundred and twenty-five years ago._ -
Declaration of War against Austria
King Louis XVI felt threatened by the Declaration of Pillnitz. Therefore, he rallied the Legislative Assembly to declar war against Austria. -
The National Convention is formed
From September 21, 1792 to October 26, 1795, The National Convention was a single-chamber assembly in France. -
Louis XVI is Executed
By means of the guillotine, Louis XVI’s execution took place January 21, 1793 at Revolution Square. He was arrested and placed in the Temple Prison with his family where he tried for treason before the National Convention. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the falling of Robespierre in 1794. Its purpose was to protect the country from foreign invaders, creating a purge of France’s enemies. -
The Thermidorian Reaction
The parliamentary revolt initiated, which resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of The Reign of Terror in France. -
Directory is Formed
The Constitution of Year III that created a government that lasted for four years, This included a bicameral legislature which was also known as Corps Legislatif. -
Napoleon takes power
Napoleon took power in France November in the year of 1799. On the Imperial Throne The coup of 18/19 of the republican calendar, where it is taken to mark the end of the French Revolution and the beginning of his dictatorship. -
Napoleon invades Russia
When he invaded Russia in 1812, history tells us that Napoleon and his army marched down to Moscow where they then retreated because the citizens of Moscow burned three-fourths of the city. This deprived the army of food and supplies where the harsh winter also devastated the army. They then retreated once again. -
Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who had conquered much of continental Europe in the early 19th century.
