1700 French Timeline

  • Louis XVI Execution

    Louis XVI Execution
    @Revolution Square He was executed for Hostility towards the national assible
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror
    Sep. 5, 1793-July 28, 1794 a period of violence that occurred after the French Revolution
  • Napoleonic code-Code Napoléon

    Napoleonic code-Code Napoléon
    Under Napoleans Rule this code was enfored allowing freedom of religion, stated goverment jobs would be given to most qualified, and other key laws/freedoms.
  • Napoleon becomes Emperor of France

    Napoleon becomes Emperor of France
    Napoleon is crowned by the Pope Pius VII in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
  • The Peninsular War

    The Peninsular War
    A military conflict lead to a war between France and the powers of Spain, the United Kingdom and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. This escalated in 1808 and continued until 1814
  • Battle of Leipzig

    Battle of Leipzig
    Oct. 16-18, 1813 was fought by Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden against the French army of Napoleon at Leipzig, Saxony.
  • Exile to Elba

    Exile to Elba
    Napolean was exiled to isle of Elba after losing the penisula war and being invaded after Battle of Leipzig
  • Congress of Vienna

    September 1814 to June 1815 was a conference of ambassadors of European states. Congress was trying to provide a long-term peace for Europe by settling critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars
  • Hundred Days

    Hundred Days
    marked the period between Emperor Napoleon of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo
    French army under Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition.