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Moderate
Turned France into a constitutional monarchy. -
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Great Fear sweeps France
A general panic that took place at the start of the French Revolution. -
Estates General meets
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National Assembly is formed
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Citizens storm the Bastille
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Poor women of Paris march on Versailles
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Royal Family confined to Tuileries
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted
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Constitution creates a limited monarchy
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Radical
The war of words between French revolutionaries and European monarchs moved onto the battlefield. -
Paris mob invades Tuileries palace
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Louis XVI beheaded
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France becomes a Republic
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Committee of Public Safety is created
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Reign of Terror
In the name of ridding the nation of the enemies of the Revolution, an estimated 500,000 suspects were arrested, 17,000 were officially executed and 25,000 died in summary executions, i.e. without benefit of a full and fair trial. -
Marie Antoinette is beheaded
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Robespierre is beheaded
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Reaction
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Third Constitution is adopted
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Directory Takes Power
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Napoleon invades Egypt
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Age of Napoleon
Napoleon helped suppress a royalist insurrection against the revolutionary government in Paris and was promoted to major general. -
Napoleon becomes 1st Consul
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Napoleonic Code adopted
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Concordat with the Catholic Church
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Napoleon named Consul for life
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Napoleonic Code
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Napoleon becomes Emperor
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Battle of Trafalgar
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Battle of Austerlitz
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Napoleon invades Spain
Napoleon sought to bring Spain more under his control. -
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Napoleon invades Russia
Napoleon hoped to compel Tsar Alexander I of Russia to cease trading with British merchants through proxies in an effort to pressure the United Kingdom to sue for peace. -
Napoleon retreats from Russia
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Battle of Leipzig
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Napoleon abdicates the throne & Louis XVIII takes the throne
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Napoleon is exiled to Elba
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Napoleon returns from Elba
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Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleon exiled to St. Helena
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Napoleon dies