French Revolution By claudialhchan May 5, 1789 Meeting of the Estates-General Jun 20, 1789 Tennis Court Oath Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Aug 26, 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Oct 5, 1789 Women’s March On Versailles, King Louis XVI and family dragged to Paris Nov 1, 1790 Edmund Burke’s “Reflections on the Revolution in France” published Nov 29, 1790 Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication of the Rights of Men” published Mar 16, 1791 Thomas Paine’s “Rights of Man” published Jun 20, 1791 Flight of the King to Varennes (failed) Jan 21, 1793 Louis XVI (aka Citizen Louis Capet) guillotined Feb 1, 1793 France declares war on Great Britain, William Pitt’s war speeches Apr 6, 1793 Committee of Public Safely established Aug 29, 1793 Toulon captured by the British Sep 5, 1793 Start of the Reign of Terror Oct 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette guillotined Jul 28, 1794 End of Reign of Terror, fall of Robespierre Oct 5, 1795 Rise of Napoleon through battle between revolutionary troops and Royalist forces (13 Vendemiaire)
