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The Tennis Court Oath was also taken in this Year The Bastille fort in France was attacked by the peasants
This marked the beginning of a long chain of events known collectively as the French Revolution. Causes were annoyance in the 3rd Estate -
The National Assembly abolished nobility / the 2nd Estate.
The Clergy got a Constitution -
June 20-21 Louis & Marie Antoinette flee; captured at Varennes August 27 Declaration of Pillnitz: Austria & Prussia express support for Louis September New Constitution ratified (with support of Louis)
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France declared war on Austria
Infamous Guillotine used for the first time
Prussia declares war on France
France declared a Republic -
Louis XVI executed along with Mari Antionnete New Constitution made
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Robesspiere guillotined
Robesspiere was a tyrranical ruler and public speaker who took control of France for some time