French and Haitian Revolution Illustrated Timeline

By mironcloud

  • Meeting of the Estates General

    First meeting of the French Estates General since 1614. The people that attended the meeting were the First Estate (clergy), Second Estate (nobles), Third Estate (common people). This eventually led to the revolting of the Third Estate.

  • Meeting of the Estates General

    First meeting of the French Estates General since 1614. The people that attended the meeting were the First Estate (clergy), the Second Estate (nobles), the Third Estate (common people). This event eventually led to the revolting of the Third Estate.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Parisian revolutionaries storm and dismantle the Bastille in Paris. The fortress symbolized the tyranny of the Bourbon Monarchs. The effect this had on history was that it signaled the beginning of the French Revolution.

  • Storming of the Bastille

    Parisian revolutionaries storm and dismantle the Bastille in Paris. The fortress symbolized the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs. This event signaled the beginning or the French Revolution.

  • Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

    Representatives of French people made a national assembly saying the neglect of man is the reason for corruption in government. This event in history let man and citizen have free rights.

  • Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

    Representatives of French people made a national assembly stating that the neglect of man is the reason for corruption in government. This event in history gave man and citizen free rights from the monarchs.

  • March of Versailles

    Women demand bread for their families in Versailles. This event led to the King and his family fleeing to Paris.

  • Gens de colour demand equal rights from France

    The group "Free men of color" demand equal rights based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.

  • The French National Assembly granted free Blacks full French rights in Saint Domingue

    The French National Assembly granted Blacks rights in Saint Domingue. White colonists refused to grant freedom to blacks and the blacks revolted. This eventually lead to 2,000 whites and 10,000 blacks and mulattos dead.

  • The colony Saint Domingue is abolished

    Groups were constantly demanding equal rights, revolting, and slaves organize their own emancipation. This influenced all groups of French citizens to overthrow their monarchs.

  • Beheading of King Louis XIV

    The death sentence was carried out and King Louis XIV was beheaded by guillotine. This event led to more beheadings of royal monarchs.

  • Reign of terror

    The revolutionary government killed around 40,000 citizens they suspected being enemies of the government. This tragedy made innocent citizens revolt for the ones they lost.

  • French forces admit defeat to slave armies and evacuate their forces

    France lost 50,000 men in their military effort.

  • Napoleon becomes emperor

    Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor and Josephine empress. The impact this had on history let the equality of man and authority be present forever in history.