French Revolution By falls616 1789 August 1789 July 1789 May 1789 October 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man 1789 Estates General meets 1789 Great Fear sweeps France 1789 National Assembly is formed 1789 Poor women of Paris march on Versailles Period: 1789 to 1792 Moderation 1790 July 1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted 1791 June 1791 September 1791 Constitution creates a limited monarchy 1791 Royal Family attempts to flee France 1791 Royal Family confined to Tuileries 1792 January 1792 August 1792 September 1792 Citizens attack Paris prison 1792 France becomes a Republic 1792 Paris mob invades Tuileries palace Period: 1792 to 1794 Radical 1793 April 1793 April 1793 October 1793 October 1793 July 1793 September 1793 Committee of Public Safety is created 1793 Marie Antoinette is beheaded 1793 Reign of Terror 1794 July 1794 Robespierre is beheaded 1795 August 1795 Directory takes power Period: 1795 to 1799 Reaction 1798 October 1798 Napoleon invades Egypt 1799 November 1799 Napoleon abdicates the thrown & Louis Period: 1799 to 1815 Age of Napoleon 1801 July 1801 Concordat with the Catholic Church 1802 August 1802 Napoleon becomes 1st Consul 1802 Napoleon named Consul for life Oct 21, 1803 Battle of Trafalgar 1804 March 1804 May 1804 Napoleon becomes Emperor 1804 Napoleonic Code 1804 Napoleonic Code adopted 1805 December 1805 October Dec 8, 1805 Battle of Austerlitz 1808 Napoleon invades Spain 1812 Napoleon invades Russia 1812 Napoleon retreats from Russia 1813 October Oct 16, 1813 Battle of Leipzig 1814 April 1814 Napoleon is exiled to Elba 1815 June 1815 March 1815 October 1815 Battle of Waterloo 1815 Napoleon returns from Elba 1821 May 1821 Napoleon dies 1840 Napoleon exiled to St. Helena 1893 Louis XVI beheaded
