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French Formally Ally with the Americans during the American Revolution
France was very interested in helping the Americans to defeat the English enemy. -
Meeting of the Estates General
Meeting of the three estates clergy nobility and peasents. Meetings started because of need for representation. -
Storming of the Bastille
Was official start to French Revolution. Third estate tore down church of Bastille. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
When the representatives of the people made a set of rights that man is born with. Eventually lead to the new constitution. -
Women March on Versailles
When an angry mob of women storm the castle, to bring the King and Queen back to Paris and stop the starvation. Killing everyone in their way. They paraded heads of the guards on pikes on the way back to Paris with the King and Queen in a cart behind them. -
Attempted Escape to Austria by Royal Family
When the King and Queen decided to flee from the country to escape death, after they were forced to move back to Paris. They were caught at the border and taken into house arrest for treason. -
King Louis' Execution
After French King Louis XVI was accused of treason, he was beheaded. -
Begining of Reign of Terror
The guillotine was a major killing machine during this time. Aristcrats and loyalists got the blade the most. -
Maximilien Robespierres' execution
Maximilien Robespierre lead the French Revolution for a long while, called the incorruptable. He eventually let tthe power get to his head and practically claimed himself God. -
Napolean Bonaparte crowns himself emporer
Napolean was a great leader, and took over for Robespierre after he was executed. Bonaparte acted as if not leading France for glory, but for the good of the people, -
Napoleon Retreats from Russia
When Napolean tried to defeat Russia, but they did not want to fight his very large army, and burned everything around them and Napoleans army. The hungary troop was forced to retreat. -
Congress of Vienna
Confrence of ambassadors. First agknowledgement after Napoleonic wars. Formed national boundaries. -
Battle of Waterloo / Napoleon’s 2nd Abdication and Exile
First loss of the French, while under leadership of General Napolean. Defeated by the British and Prussians. End of Bonapartes' reign and domination of France.
