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Beginning of the Estates General
The opening of the Estates General. -
Storming of the Bastille
In 1789, the Bastille prison was attacked by people who wanted social and political change in France. -
Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen
It's one of the basic charters of human liberties for men written in the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the rights of woman and the citizen
It's one of the basic charters of human liberties for women written by Olympe de Gouges. -
The execution of Louis XVIth
The king is finally executed and with that, the end of the French Monarchy. -
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The Terror
It was a climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French Revolution. -
Coup Détat of Thermidor
The parliamentary revolt which resulted in the fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse the Reign of Terror in France. -
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The Directory
The Directory was the governing five-member committee in the French First Republic . -
Coup Détat of Brumaire
It brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of the French First Republic. -
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The Consulate
It's French government established after the Coup of 18–19 Brumaire. -
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The Empire
It was the government established by Napoleon Bonaparte after the dissolution of the First French Republic in 1804. -
Battle of Austerlitz
It's the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon’s greatest victories. -
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Exile in Elba
Napoleon was forced to abdicate the throne of France after the battle of Leipzig. -
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Exile in St. Helena
The final exile of Napoleon until his death. -
Battle of Waterloo
It's Napoleon’s final defeat, ending 23 years of war between France and the other powers of Europe. -
Napoleon's death
He died in the island of St. Helena because of a stomach cancer.