French Revolution/Age of Napoleon

  • January 21, 1789 Execution of King Louie the XVI

    January 21, 1789 Execution of King Louie the XVI

    Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was guillotined on January 21, 1793.
  • May 5, 1789 Meeting With Estates- General

    May 5, 1789 Meeting With Estates- General

    The heads of every estate in France met to try to reform the government and economy.It pushed the French revolution forward because when the 3rd Estate realized they were being ignored, they broke away the government.
  • July 14, 1789 Storming The Bastille

    July 14, 1789 Storming The Bastille

    The Storming of the Bastille was a state prison on the east side of Paris,known as the Bastille was attacked by an angry mob.Also since the the govern refused the mob attacked the building as well as taking over the building.
  • June 20, 1789 Tennis Court Oath

    June 20, 1789 Tennis Court Oath

    The Tennis Court was a dramatic act of defiance where the Third Estate was trying to make the constitution for the non-privileged classes. Also they got kicked out of their meeting building in Versailles so they went to the Tennis court for their meeting.
  • August 26, 1789 Declaration Of The Rights Of Man

    August 26, 1789 Declaration Of The Rights Of Man

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man is where the French National Constituent Assembly where they declared the declaration of mans rights.Also it defined the individuals and collective rights of men at the time of the French revolution.
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    Reign Of Terror

    The Reign of Terror instituted the conscripted army, which saved France from invasion by other countries and in that sense preserved the Revolution.
  • Maximilien Robespierre Execution

    Maximilien Robespierre Execution

    After a year of harsh rule by Robespierre, many of the revolutionary leaders had had enough of the Terror. They turned on Robespierre and had him arrested. He was executed, along with many of his supporters, by guillotine on July 28, 1794.
  • Napoleonic Code is Established

    Napoleonic Code is Established

    It was the main influence on the 19th-century civil codes of most countries of continental Europe and Latin America. It was drafted by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force on 21 March 1804.
  • Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor

    Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor

    Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, with incredible splendor and at considerable expense.
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    Peninsular War

    At Vitoria, Spain, a massive allied British, Portuguese, and Spanish force under British General Arthur Wellesley routs the French, effectively ending the Peninsular War.
  • Napoleon And His Men March On Russia

    Napoleon And His Men March On Russia

    he Grande Armée, led by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, crossed the Neman River, invading Russia from present-day Poland. The result was a disaster for the French.The invasion lasted six months, and the Grande Armée lost more than 300,000 men. Russia lost more than 200,000.
  • Napoleon Is Exiled To Elba

    Napoleon Is Exiled To Elba

    Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba.
  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon dies

    He died be ill ness of 6 weeks of dieseases
  • October 15, 1789 Womens March On Versailles

    October 15, 1789 Womens March On Versailles

    The Women's March on Versailles was an important event at the start of the French Revolution. It gave the revolutionaries confidence in the power of the people over the king.