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The Estates-General met at Versailles. They were soon divided over a fundemental issue.
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The Parisians sieze the Bastille. This was a symblo of royal tyranny.
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King Louis XVI was the prisoner of aristrocatic advisers. He tried to flee but was caught and brought back to France
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France delcares war on Austria. But in the first part of the war France loses many times,
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King XVI was exectued. He was exectued because of the condemtion of death for treason. 9 months later the Queen was guillotined.
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The Montagnards seize and take power. They kept power until 9 Thermidor, year II.
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Royalist attemepted to take control of paris. Napoleon Bonaparte crushed them in the act.
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The war made antagonisms between the Directory and the Legislative councils. It was settled by coups d’état
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Bonaparte was occupiying Egypt and Malta by an expedition. Although, Horatio Nelson’s fleet destroyed the squadron that convoyed it.
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Napolean shows his military coup d'etat. He becomes the first First Consul of The Consulate.
