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Storming of the Bastille
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French Revolution
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National Assembly abolishes the nobility
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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The Wives’ March; Louis “kidnapped” back to Paris
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Clergy instructed to swear allegiance to France
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Louis & Marie Antoinette flee; captured at Varennes
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Declaration of Pillnitz: Austria & Prussia express support for Louis
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France declares war on Austria
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Prussia declares war on France
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Parisians storm Tuileries palace; end of Louis XVI’s power
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Louis XVI executed
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France declares war on Britain and Netherlands
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Marie Antoinette executed
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Robespierre guillotined