French Revolution By facebooker_285560129101143 1789 Citizens storm the Bastille 1789 Napoleon returns to Elba 1789 National Assembly is formed 1789 Poor women of Paris march on Versailles 1789 Royal Family confined to Tuileries 1789 Third Constitution is aopted Period: 1789 to 1792 Moderate Period: 1789 to 1789 Great Fear sweeps France 1790 Battle of Leipzig 1791 Declaration of the Rights of Man 1791 Napoleon invades Russia 1791 Napoleon named Consul for life 1792 France becomes Republic 1792 Louis XVI is beheaded 1792 Paris Mob invades Tuileries palace Period: 1792 to 1794 Radical 1793 Committee of Public Safety is created 1793 Marie Antoinette is beheaded Period: 1793 to 1794 Reign of Terror 1794 Robespierre is beheaded 1795 Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted 1795 Napoleon abdicates the thrown & Louis XVIII takes the thrown Period: 1795 to 1799 Reaction Period: 1798 to 1801 Battle of Waterloo Period: 1799 to 1815 Age of Napoleon 1801 Directory takes power 1802 Napoleon becomes 1st Consul 1804 Napoleon becomes Emperor 1804 Napoleonic Code adopted 1805 Battle of Austerlitz 1805 Battle of Trafalgar Period: 1808 to 1815 Estates General meets Period: 1812 to 1812 Constitution creates a limited monarchy 1813 Concordat with the Catholic Church 1814 Napoleon invades Spain 1814 Napoleon invades Egypt 1815 Napoleon exiled at St. Helena 1815 Napoleon is exiled to Elba 1815 Royal Family attempts to flee France 1821 Napoleon dies