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King Louis takes throne after his father dies.
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France signs a deal with American Revolutionaries for military alliance
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Charles de Calonne, the new finance minister, informs Louis XVI of France’s imminent bankruptcy, proposing immediate fiscal and taxation reform
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A mob looking for arms and gunpowder stormed the Bastille. The mob over-whelmed the guards and seized control of the building. The attackers hacked the prison commander and several guards to death, and then paraded around the streets with the dead men's heads on pikes
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Great Fear begins as peasants revolt across France
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the Parlemants are formally abolished
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Food riot happens in Paris because of shortage
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KIng attempts to flee to Verennes, but is recognised and is forced back
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France declares war on Austria, but flees on sight of enemy
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Massacres in Paris result in 1200 deaths
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The reign of terror begins after King Louis was executed by guillotine. He was found guilty by committing treason, which lead to his beheading.
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National Assembly abolishes slavery in all French colonies
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Napoleon lead the French army against the forces of Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia. Crossing the Alps, Napoleon swept into Italy and won several battles
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Napoleon crowns himself emporer, and begins to create a vast European empire
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Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo