French Revolution By nhadass Sep 1, 1715 Louis XVI Becomes King Apr 19, 1770 Marie and Louis XVI married May 5, 1789 Estates General Period: Jun 17, 1789 to Jul 9, 1789 National Assembly Jun 20, 1789 Louis XVI Attempts to Flee Paris Jun 20, 1789 Tennis-Court Oath Jul 9, 1789 National Assembly Declared Jul 14, 1789 Bread Riots Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Aug 26, 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen Oct 5, 1789 March on Versailles Period: Oct 1, 1791 to Sep 10, 1792 Legislative Assembly Apr 20, 1792 France Declares War on Austria Apr 25, 1792 First Use of the Guillotine Jun 20, 1792 Sans-Culottes Invades Tuilleries Jul 25, 1792 Brunswick Manifesto Issued Sep 2, 1792 September Massacre Period: Sep 20, 1792 to Oct 26, 1795 National Convention Jan 20, 1793 Execution of Louis XVI Jan 25, 1793 Creation of the Committee on Public Safety Feb 1, 1793 Church Property Nationalized Jul 13, 1793 Assassination of Marat Period: Sep 5, 1793 to Jul 27, 1794 Reign of Terror Dec 11, 1793 France Declared a Republic Jul 28, 1794 Execution of Robespierre Period: Nov 2, 1795 to May 18, 1804 Napoleon Comes to Power Period: Nov 2, 1795 to Nov 10, 1799 The Directory