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June 1789: Tennis Court Oath
On June 20th, the Third Estate became the National Assembly and protested on the tennis court of the Estate General building after a failed attempt to take it over. The National Assembly swore not to stop meeting until France had a constitution. This commitment to imposing a constitution on France was a threat to the power of the monarch. https://study.com/learn/lesson/tennis-court-oath-history-significance.html -
July 1789: Storming the Bastille
King Louis XVI attempted to take again absolute power with the aid of building up ammunition and resources. However, on July 14th, a Parison mob stormed the Bastille and an ammunition depot, defeating his strive. Unexpected that the Parisians won. Over an outstanding illustration of the king’s coercive electricity, the event has become an image of modern struggle. https://www.britannica.com/event/storming-of-the-Bastille -
August 1789: Declaration of Man
On 26 August 1789, the French National Constituent Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. Which defined as ndividual and collective rights . For example, the United States Declaration of Independence, based on the principle that the rights of man were natural, universal and inalienable. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-declaration-of-the-rights-of-man-and-of-the-citizen -
October 1789: Women’s March on Versailles
October 1799: They besieged the palace and forced King Louis XVI of France to return with them to Paris. The march, which began in the marketplaces of Paris as a reaction to food scarcity and anti-revolutionary actions by the king's soldiers, stripped the king of much of his remaining independence and authority. The King, Marie Antoinette famous words, “Let them eat cake,” riling up the mob. https://www.worldhistory.org/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles/ -
January 1793: Execution of King Louis XVI
On 21 January 1793, with the Republic’s establishment in France, King Louis XVI was brought to court for his crimes. On January 21st, the king was executed using the guillotine. Nine months later, on October 16th, Marie Antoinette also met the same fate. https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/french-revolution-timeline-overview -
February 1793: Convention Declares War on Britain
The French Revolutionary Wars re-escalated as 1793 began. New powers entered the First Coalition days after the execution of King Louis XVI on 21 January. Spain and Portugal were among these. Then, on 1 February France declared war on Great Britain and the Netherlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaigns_of_1793_in_the_French_Revolutionary_Wars -
July 1794: Reign of Terror Ends
After searching, france realized that de Robespierre wasn’t a good guy, using fear and hate to kill innocent people. The next evening–July 28–Robespierre and 21 others were guillotined without a trial in the Place de la Revolution. During the next few days, another 82 Robespierre followers were executed. The Reign of Terror was at an end. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robespierre-overthrown-in-france -
September 1795: Rise of Napoleon
The Directory wasn't doing that great of a job, and people were furious. Therefore, a royalist mob took to the streets to bring down The Directory. On September 21st, Napoleon Bonaparte saved the Directory, starting his rise to power. https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/french-revolution-timeline-overview -
November 1799: Fall of The Directory and Rise of the Consul
Coup of 18–19 Brumaire, (November 9–10, 1799), coup d'état that overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte, became the First Consul. Eventually, Consul for Life in August 1802. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. https://www.britannica.com/event/Coup-of-18-19-Brumaire -
June 1814: Napoleon Defeated in Russia
Napoleon learned this lesson the hard way in 1814. After a long and hard battle with Russia, they defeated Napoleon and his army on June 24th after the French lost 300,000 soldiers due to battles, hunger and weather. After this defeat, Napoleon was exiled to Elba but came back for 100 days in 1815. Only to be defeated again. https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/french-revolution-timeline-overview