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French Revolution

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    French Revolution

  • Third Estate & Tennis Cour Oath

    The Third Estate meets at a tennis court nearby and agrees to create a constitution
  • The Bastille

    The Bastille

    Peasants storm the Bastille. They break in initially to get gunpowder and guns. The mob proceeds to tear the brick structure down. "the spark of the revolution".

  • Constitution of 1791

    give power to the National Assembly and limit the king's power. Reluctantly signed by Louis XVI.

  • Louis XVI & Marie Antionette Caught Attempting to Escape to Austria

    Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette attempt to flee to Austria where they can get an army from her father. They are caught and forced to return to Paris where they are imprisoned.
  • Louis XVI Publicly Executed

    Louis XVI Publicly Executed

    Sentenced to death for treason. He's publicly executed by guillotine in Paris.

  • Reign of Terror

    The Committee of Public Safety, led by Maximilien Robespierre, begins to execute thousands of French people believed to be "enemies of the state."

  • Robespierre Executed, Reign of Terror Ends

    Robespierre is executed. His death marks the end of the Reign of Terror.
  • The Directory

    The Directory

    A 5 person executive branch and a new constitution are created following the Reign of Terror. Little will improve for the French people over the next 4 years as they are at war with Austria, Prussia and Italy.

  • The Rise of Napoleon

    A young general who's been gaining favor with the French people takes over as the leader of France.

  • Napoleon as Emperor

    For the first 5 years of his rule he had 2 others who worked as a group called The Consulate. In 1804, the pope came to Paris to Crown Napoleon, marking the beginning of his rule of France as dictator.

  • Battle of Trafalger

    Napoleon loses a naval battle to his greatest enemy, Britain. He wins land from other parts of Europe marking some success.
  • Napoleon Invades Russia

    Napoleon Invades Russia

    Napoleon takes his Grand Army of 600,000 troops to Moscow. Russian troops use guerilla tactics and a scorched earth policy that leave nothing for French troops to use. They retreat in December of 1812. 2/3 (400,000) of troops die before firing a shot or fighting in a battle.

  • Napoleon surrenders & is sent to Elba Island

    Forced to surrender by Britain and Russia, Napoleon is given a pension to live off of and is sent to Elba Island

  • Napoleon & 100 days

    Napoleon leave Elba Island 100 days after exile. He goes back to France to erect an army which is quickly defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
  • Napoleon Exiled to St. Helena Island

    Napoleon Exiled to St. Helena Island

    Exiled again, he's sent to St. Helena Island where he will die 6 years later (1820).