French Revolution By bkitchen Mar 5, 1789 Meeting of the Estates General Jun 17, 1789 National Assembly Jul 14, 1789 Storming of Bastille Jan 1, 1791 Louis and his family attemt to escape Jan 1, 1792 War vs. France and Prussia Jan 1, 1792 Radicals (Jacobins) take control Jan 21, 1793 Louis XIV beheaded Dec 31, 1793 Reign of Terror Oct 1, 1795 Napoloen stops rebellion in Paris Jan 1, 1799 Coup d'Etat Dec 2, 1804 Napoloen crowned emperor Jan 1, 1805 Battle of Trafalgar Jan 1, 1806 Continental System (blockade) Jan 1, 1808 Peninsular War Jan 1, 1812 Invasion of Russia Apr 1, 1814 Napoloen exiled in Elba Jan 1, 1815 100 days Mar 1, 1815 Battle of Waterloo Jan 1, 1821 Napoloen's Death
