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Storming of the Bastille ignites the French Revolution.
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King louis XVI is executed by guillotine, Reign og Terror begins
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Directory appoints Napoleon commander of French forces in italy.
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Napolean overthrows the Directory through a coup d'etat.
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Napolean crowns himself emperor, begins to create a vast European emipre.
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Napolean is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo
