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The Estates-General convened for a session on May 5, 1789, since France did not have enough money. The Third Estate demanded fair representation at the polls, but the nobles and clergy balked. They created the National Assembly on June 17, and eventually assumed their self-made mandate in a tennis court when they vowed not to depart until there was a new constitution. The king received the gift but then sent soldiers, creating fear of an attack.
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On 5 May 1789, the Estates General were convened to address the crisis in France. Under the unfortunate name of "the Third Estate," on 17 June it declared itself a National Assembly. They also swore on a tennis court that they would not with draw until they had a constitution (Tennis Court Oath the 20th of June). The king assented, but he summoned troops and fears of a crackdown rose. -
In the French Revolution, the Third Estate[91] was resentful because it had no power despite making up most of the population. On June 20, 1789, they convened in a tennis court in Versailles and swore that they would not leave until they had devised a new constitution for France. It was crucial, for it proved that real change was what the people wanted and that they were prepared to defy the king. -
On July 14,1789 Parisians stormed the Bastille they seized the fortress for ammunition. Despite the fact that it held few prisoners, the event itself became an emblem of liberty and popular sovereignty in the wake of the French Revolution. The attack on the Bastille was a key event in the French Revolution. France celebrates Bastille Day these days, which is also known as the country's National Day. -
The August Decrees were passed by the National Assembly on 4th August, 1789 in the middle of the French Revolution. Those laws got rid of feudalism in France. The nobles would no longer have their privileges, and the Church could not take tithes. All men became equal, and unjust taxes were abolished. And this was because the peasants were angry and making protest. The Decrees built equal rights for all. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man was created in 1789 as part of the French Revolution.It´s declared that men are born remain free with equal,natural rights including freedom,property resistance to oppression.It additionally states that everyone must be equal in the eyes of the law and have freedom of speech and religion.The purpose of the Declaration is to limit government in the interests of the people.The manifesto grew in the inspiration from both the thoughts of Rousseau Montesquieu -
Sessions The Legislative Assembly was the second government of the French Revolution, between October 1791 and September 1792. There were 745 members, à titre personnel, largely drawn from the middle class. It functioned within a constitutional monarchy, in which King Louis XVI retained power but subject to restraints. His right to veto led to much conflict with the Assembly. The Assembly struggled with economic problems, the prospect of war and divisions between factions such as the Jacobins.
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He revolution wasn’t all that trustworthy, and King Louis XVI and his family liked the Church more than they liked the anti-clerical antics of those attacking them from Paris. They wanted to go with assistance to somewhere safe near Germany. But the postman saw the king and reported back to the police, so their plan failed. They were seized and returned to Paris. This caused them to give up the hope of a monarch with less power, and desire rather a republic. -
France declared war on Austria on 20 April, 1792. The Girondins hoped to defend the Revolution and to prevent the old king from returning. Austria, they claimed, was aiding enemies of the Revolution. Some, like Robespierre, didn’t want war because France wasn’t ready. But the king relented, and the war began. It didn’t start well for France. The war worsened domestic problems and made people wish the monarchy gone. -
On the morrow of that 10th of August,1792,when the surging tiıf of an insurgent people burst over its banks at Paris and overwhelmed in a moment The Tuileries—where Louis.His bodyguards were murdered, and the king sought the Assembly’s aid.The people were angry because France was losing the war and also thought the king was giving aid to the enemy.The palace was taken that day by armed citizens,sans-culottes.The king was imprisoned.This occurrence,put an end to the monarchy and become republic. -
The National Convention was the third government of the French Revolution, during which it ruled France from 1792 to 1795. It was a very, well, radical and violent time.
It was France’s first government chosen by all men who were 25 and older, one that eliminated the monarchy and declared the country a republic.
King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were beheaded.
Thousands of victims perished under the guillotine siding with Robespierre and the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror (1793–94). -
King Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris on Jan. 21, 1793. He was convicted of providing aid to the enemies of France’s revolution. Many had lost faith in him. After his death, monarchy was abolished, and the French First Republic began. Thousands viewed the execution. It was a sign of how much France was changing. -
Maximilien Robespierre was a key figure in the French Revolution. There were times of great power for him during the Reign of Terror, when lots and lots of people were killed as enemies to the Revolution. At first, a lot of people were behind it, but eventually they felt he had too much power and was becoming as dictatorial a president as any in history. Robespierre was arrested as an outlaw on July 27, 1794. The next day, (July 28) he and 21 of his adherents were guillotined in Paris. -
The Directory was the fifth government of the French Revolution. It spanned from November 1795 to November 1799, and was established by the constitution of Year III.
It had a bicameral legislature:
The Council of Five Hundred put forward decrees. They were either approved or rejected by the Council of Ancients.
These councils elected as executives (governments) five Directors. They could hire ministers, generals and high-ranking officers. A new director had been appointed every year. -
In 1799, after overthrowing the Directory in a coup défeat, Napoleon Bonaparte became First Consul of France. He restored order, reconciled with the Church, established the Bank of France and the Napoleonic Code that provided equal treatment before the law. He was made Consul for Life in 1802 and Emperor in 1804 after a series of military victories. Many of his reforms, even though he would rule as a dictator, were in line with the principles of the French Revolution.
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Wapoleon won a huge battle near the town of Austerlitz. He deceived the Austrian and Russian armies by pretending to be weak and evacuating a hill known as the Pratzen Heights. At the enemy’s approach he attacked, rained blows on the center with his fine army and beat them. What happened after: • The Third Coalition ended. • Austria ceded land and made peace. • The Holy Roman Empire was dissolved. • France rose in strength in Europe. -
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval conflict fought by Britain and the French-Spanish waters. It happened near Spain. Admiral Nelson of Britain won the battle with a clever tactic. The British sank a lot of enemy ships and lost none. Nelson didn’t survive, but the victory had prevented Napoleon from mounting an invasion of Britain. It also made the British the strongest navy in history to that time. -
The First French Empire was established in 1804 when Napoleon Bonaparte declared himself Emperor of the French and asserted that power was unconditionally given to him by the people. It held up until 1814, when he was ousted and sent into exile. He was recalled for the Hundred Days in 1815 but lost at Waterloo and was exiled to Saint Helena. King Louis XVIII resumed being king after his fall.
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It was Napoleon vs. the armies of Austria, Prussia, Russia and Sweden in the Battle of Leipzig - also known as the Battle of Nations. Napoleon’s force was 160,000 men and the Allies had 300,000. The fight began on Oct. 16, 1813. Napoleon was defeated and, on 18 October, he had no choice but to withdraw. Many of his soldiers died. This defeat was very important. It was a demonstration that Europe could fight together and it humbled Napoleon. He was forced to abdicate the throne in 1814. -
The Battle of Waterloo was an engagement between the French army of Napolean and allied forces, which came under two leaders: The Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. It was Napoleon’s final defeat.And after winning one mini-battle against the Prussians, Napoleon attempted to split apart the Allies — and failed. Wellington and the Prussians over together, in the vicinity of Waterloo.On 18 June Napoleon launched an attack on Wellington’s forces, but the British stood fast.