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Napoleon was born in Corsica
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French Revolution
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French Evolution Begins
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Geroge washington inaugurated as first US president
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Louis XVI called a meeting of the estates
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The third estate boldly declared it was national assembly
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It deputies arrived to find out door are locked
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About 900 paristian gathered gathered at the bastille
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Abolish all legal...
National assembly decided to abolish all legal privilege of nobles and clergy -
National assembly adopted...
National assembly adopted the Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen -
Thousands of parisian women marched to versailles
Thousands of parisian women marched to versailles -
King and his family returned to paris
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Set up a limited monarchy....
Set up a limited monarchy , Legislative assembly would make the laws -
Attempted to flee
June 1791-Royal Family attempted to flee france in disguise but were recognized and captured -
Legislative Assembly
October 1791-The new Legislative Assembly met for the first time -
1792-Napoleon became a captain
1792-Napoleon became a captain -
Spring 1792-Legislative Assembly decided to...
Spring 1792-Legislative Assembly decided to declare war on Austria -
Angry citizens
Spring 1792-Angry citizens demonstrated to protest foot shortages and defeats in war -
Monarchy was over
August 1792-The monarchy was over. Rallied by the newly apointed Georges Danton -
Newly Elected...
September 1792-The newly elected National Convention began meeting -
Abolished Monarchy
September 21 1792-National convention abolished the monarchy and establish the french republican -
First day of French Republic
September 22 1792-The first day of the French Republic and the autumnal equinox -
Mountain convinced...
January 1793- Mountain convinced the convention to pass a decree condemning Louis XVI to death -
King Louis XVI executed;reign of terror begins
1793-King Louis XVI executed;reign of terror begins -
King was beheaded
January 21 1793-The king was beheaded on the guillotine. -
Rally troops....
February 1793-Europeans monarchs rally troops to restore French monarchy -
Revolts begin..
March 1793-Revolts begin in western France'Counterrevolutionaries executed;anti-Catholic laws passed -
The coalition was poised to invade..
Spring 1793-The coalition was poised to invade -
Committe of Safety ...
August 1793-Committee of public safety institues as levee en masse, drafting men into the army -
Citizens of Lyon executed
October 1793-1,880 citizens of lyon executed as example to enemies of the revolution, Revolutionary calender is introduced -
A public ceremony...
November 1793-A public ceremony deciated to the worship of reason was held in the former cathedral -
Robespieere Addresses...
February 1794-Robespierre addresses on political Morality to the convention would save the republic from its enemies -
Law of 22...
June 1794- Law of 22 prairial gives robespierre more power' French army ends threat of foreign invasion -
Robespierre Execution..
July 1794-Committee of Public safety orders Robespierre's execution -
French defeated foreign foes...
Summer of 1794-French had largely defeated their foreign foes -
Robespierre was guillotined
July 28 1974-Robespierre was guillotined -
Law of 22 priarial...
August 1794- Law of 22 prairial repealed release of prisoners begins -
French raised a huge army..
September 1794-The french government had raised a huge army over a million soldiers -
Napoleon became commander...
1796-Napoleon became commander of the French Armies in Italy -
Napoleon returned to france as a hero
1797-Napoleon returned to france as a hero -
The british had defeatex the French Naval....
1799-The british had defeatex the French Naval forces supporting Napoleons army in Egypt -
Coup D etat...
1799-Napoleon leads coup d etat that topples french government -
Napoleon came to power
1799-Napoleon came to power -
Napoleon came to an agreement ...
1801-Napoleon came to an agreement with the pope which recognized Catholicism -
Made consul...
1802-Napolegon was made consul for life. Two years later he crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I -
Peace treaty was signed.
1802-A peace treaty was signed but it did not last long -
United states purchases louisiana territory from France
1803-United states purchases louisiana territory from France -
War broke with britiain ..
1803- War broke with britain, Britain was then joined with Austria,Russia,Sweden,And Prussia -
Napoleon hoped to invade ...
1805-Napoleon hoped to invade Britain, but the British defeated the combined French-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar -
Hidalgo Leads Mexican independence movement
1810-Hidalgo Leads Mexican independence movement -
Napoleon invades Russia
1812-Napoleon invades Russia -
A grand army...
June 1812- A Grand army of more than 600,000 Men entered russia -
After three days of fighting...
August 16 1812-After three days of fighting, Napoleon led his tired army deeper into Russia. -
Full scale battle
September 7 1812-In the only full-scale battle between them, the French defeated the Russians but lost 30,000 men. -
As napoleon arrived..
As napoleon Arrived, The russians set fire to moscow, destroying three-quaters of the city. -
After waiting five weeks..
October 19 1812-After waiting five weeks for the Russians to surrender, the French retreated without food or supplies. -
Not enough supplies...
November 9 1812-There were not enough supplies to feed the starving French -
Thoursands of Napoleons troop...
Novermber 26 1812-Thousands of Napoleons troops died crossing the river to escape the Russians -
The remaning 40,000 of the Grand army...
December 13 1812-The remaining 40,000 of the Grand Army crossed the neman river, leaving russia -
Fewer came back..
January 1813-Fewer than 40,000 of the original 600,000 soldiers arrived back in Poland . -
Paris was captured
March 1 1814- Paris was capured -
Napoleon defeated
1815-Napoleon defeated at the battle of waterloo -
Entered paris in triumph...
March 20 1815-Napoleon entered Paris in triumph