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French: March on Versailles
Women revolutionaries marched from Paris to Versailles he woman set out on a march from Paris to Versailles in the hin order to get bread that was overpriced and too expensive for them. -
Haitian: French Revolution started
Beginning of a major/well-known social and political milestone and change. -
French: Call of the Estate General
France lost a plethora of money due to King Louis XVs' extravagant spending. This caused the french Monarch to call to order the estate general (clergymen, lower & middle class citizens) whom created land tax levy's. -
French: Tennis Court Oath
After finding an open chamber door the deputies and royalty flead to the local tennis court for safety where they also took an oath to not separate. -
French: Storming of the Bastille
Bastille (french prison) was stormed by an upset mob. Though the Bastille had prisoners they were not the ones that were attracting the mob, instead came for the ammunition storage. During the sieze of the prison the Govenor that refused to comply witht he mob was decapitated. -
Haitian: Uprising in northern plain
The entire northern plain ws englufed in flames, the plantation owners were killed. -
French: Royal Family attempts to flee
The royal family attempted to flee Paris, France after King Louis understood that things were becoming much to dangerous to live through during the revolution. -
French: The First invasion of the Tuileries
Over 4 years after the invasion on Bastille the revolutionaries seized the home of the assembly and the king. -
French: Overthrow of the monarchy
This day was one of the most well known moments during the revolution. The revolutionaries in France over threw the monarchy due to them discovering King Louis XVI committed treason. -
Haitian: Outbreak of war
The outbreak of war and rebellion caused the slave owners and plantation owners fear the potential rebellion. -
Haitian: Emancipation decrees
The revolution and constant rebellion resulted in the emancipation into a separate colony. -
Haitian: Toussaint changes sides
Midway through the revolution François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture switched to the french side. -
Haitian: British occupation
After the emancipation the newly created colonies were invaded by the British and influenced the growth of military force by Haitians. -
French: Execution of the King
Former King Louis XVI was decapitated by the revolutionaries will Marie Antoinette was forced to watch. -
French: Execution of the Queen
Mary Antoinette was executed by decapitation she was the first execution victim after the 'reign of terror' occurred. -
French: Execution of Robespierre
Though Robespierre was strongly against the death penalty he played a major role in the execution of KIng Louis XVI. He was a large dictator and the french didnt like him whatsoever so the ordered his arrest. They were tried but the next day were executed. -
Haitian: Toussaint's secret treaty with England
The secret alliance treaty that was signed removed the British blockade for a promise that the black revolution would not be expanded and exported to Jamaica. -
Haitian: War between Toussaint and André Rigaud
The battle between the 'ex-slave' and the freed colored person was also known as the War of knives. -
Haitian: Toussaint's constitution, and occupation of Santo Domingo
The constitution that was modeled after both the french and american constitution documents was signed in 1801. -
Haitian: War of Independence
This war destroyed a lot that was renewed and restored since the revolution.
