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King Louis XVI calls the Estates General
The first Estates General called since 1614 and happened because the French government was having financial problems. -
The Tennis Court Oath
Members of the Third Estate vowed to never separate and to come together whenever the circumstances arose. -
The storming of the Bastille
A violent attack on the government by the people that started the French Revolution -
The Great Fear in the countryside
A wave of peasant riots and violence that swept through the countryside -
The Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria
Revolutionaries wanted to spread the ideas of the revolution to more of Europe and thought that war would unify France -
Louis XVI is executed at the guillotine
Convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention -
The Directory is installed
A five-member committee that replaced the Committee of Public Safety -
Napoleon's coup d'etat
Overthrew the government system under the Directory and substituted the Consulate -
Napoleon is declared First Consul
After restoring peace, order, and unity to post-Revolution France, Napoleon declared himself Consul -
Napoleon is declared Emperor
Crowned at the Notre Dame in Paris, Napoleon took control by crowning instead of letting the Pope do it -
Napoleon is defeated by Horatio Nelson
Known as the Battle of Trafalgar, it was a naval fight between the British and the French and Spanish. In the end, the Horatio Nelson defeated them. -
The Continental System is implemented
It was an attempt to cripple Britain by blockading. He hoped to destroy their trade, economy, and democracy -
Napoleon is defeated in Russia
Invaded Russia from the Neman River, the Russians refused to engage in battle so Napoleon's army froze to death -
Spanish nationalists overthrow Napoleon
Spanish nationalism emerged in the Spanish War of Independence against Napoleon. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
Napoleon abdicates the throne and in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is exiled to the Mediterranean island of Elba
