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Formal opening of the Estates Generales
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Tennis Court Oath
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National Constituent Assembly
The National Constituent Assembly was the first constituent assembly of France. It was formed from the National Assembly. It was proclaimed on July 4, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. A financial crisis, lack of food and a tax system mainly supported by the Third Estate, led Louis XVI to try a tax reform.The king convened the States General of 1789, an Assembly that brought together members of the three States.On June 17, it proclaimed itself the National Assembly. -
Storming of the Bastille
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The August Decrees
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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The Flight to Varennes
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Legislative Assembly
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The Assembly declares war on Austria
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Storming of the Tuileries Palace
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National Convention
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1st French Republic
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Execution of Louis XVI
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Execution of Robespierre
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Directory
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The Napoleonic Era
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The Consulate
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The Empire
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Battle of Austerlitz
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Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle of Leizpig
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Battle of Waterloo
