French Revolution

  • George Washington is inaugurated as first US president.

    George Washington is inaugurated as first U.S president.
  • Storming of the Bastile ignites the French Revolution

  • King Louis XIV is exuecuted by guillotine, Reighn of Terror begins

  • Napoleon overthrows the Directory through a coup d'etat.

  • Napoleon crowns himself emperor

  • Padre Hidalgo calls for Mexican Independance

  • Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo

  • Period: to

    Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo

  • 1795

    Great Britain seizes the cape colony in South Africa from the Dutch.

Plan projects on a visual timeline

Map milestones, phases, deadlines, and key events in one place so the sequence is easier to see and share. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.