French Revolution By TrevorLeForge Aug 8, 1788 Estates-General meets Period: Aug 8, 1788 to Sep 21, 1792 Moderate Phase Jun 17, 1789 National Assembly formed Jul 14, 1789 Citizens storm the Bastille Jul 15, 1789 Citizens attack Paris prisons Jul 30, 1789 Great Fear sweeps France Aug 27, 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Men issued Oct 5, 1789 Poor women of Paris march on Versailles Jul 12, 1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy adopted Jul 14, 1790 Constitution creates limited monarchy Jun 20, 1791 Royal Family attempts to flee France Aug 1, 1792 Royal Family confined to Tuileries Aug 10, 1792 Paris mob invades Tuileries palace Sep 21, 1792 France becomes a republic Period: Sep 21, 1792 to Jul 28, 1794 Radical Phase Jan 21, 1793 King Louis XVI beheaded Apr 1, 1793 Committee of Public Safety is created Sep 5, 1793 Start of Reign of Terror Oct 16, 1793 Queen Marie Antoinette beheaded Jul 28, 1794 End of Reign of Terror Jul 28, 1794 Robespierre is beheaded Period: Jul 28, 1794 to Nov 9, 1799 Reactionary phase Aug 22, 1795 Third Constitution is adopted Aug 22, 1795 Directory takes power May 19, 1798 Napoleon leads invasion of Egypt Period: May 19, 1798 to May 5, 1821 Napoleonic Phase Dec 12, 1799 Napoleon becomes First Consul Jul 15, 1801 Concordat with the Catolic Church Aug 2, 1802 Napoleon named consul for life Mar 21, 1804 Napoleonic code adopted Nov 1, 1804 Napoleon becomes emporer Im not 100% sure of the date (other than the year), but I think its late 1804. Oct 21, 1805 Battle at Trafalgar Dec 2, 1805 Battle of Austerlitz May 2, 1808 Napoleons army invades Spain Jan 1, 1812 Napoleon invades Russia, retreats May 1, 1814 Napoleon abdicates, Louis XVIII takes throne Mar 1, 1815 Napoleon returns from Elba exile Jun 18, 1815 Battle of Waterloo Oct 16, 1815 Napoleon sent into exile, St. Helena May 5, 1821 Napoleon dies
