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Meeting of the General Estates
The French economy was in a bad position by the late 1780s. The decades of war had drained the French founds and the country was bankrupt. Louis XVI decided to rice taxes of the aristrocrats but the aristrocrats blocked his plans. In desperation, Louis XVI decided to call a meeting with the General Estates. In the time of that meeting the General Estates last meeting was 170y prior. -
Formation of the National Assembly
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The Tennis Court Oath
The third state and some clergy joined in a meeting hall, but the door was locked. In suspicion of a plot, they ran to a nearby tennis court and there they swore the Tennis Court Oath, vowing (swore) to stay put until they had created a constitution that placed power on the people. This inspired a wide variety of revolutionary activities months afterwards. -
Storming the Bastille
About 600 angry Parisians successfully attacked and took control over the Bastille. This paired with the recent Tennis Court Oath brought the French people to take up to arms against the nobility. -
Abolition of Feudalism
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of The Citizen
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Louis XVI and his family atempt to flee Paris
The royal family unsuccessfully atempted to leave paris in a bad moment with an even worse execution as they tried to scape carrying all their servants and most of their possessions. They where stoped in Verennes and brought back to Paris. -
Louis XVI accepts the Constitution formally
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Formation of the Legislative Assembly
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First session of national convention
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Louis XVI is guillotined
The convention puts Louis XVI on trial for treason, and unanimously pronounce him gilty. As the revolution grew in France the elite of other kingdoms and nations watched with fear while preparing to stop homegrown revolution inspired by the French. -
Start of the Reign of Terror
Nor everyone in France agreed woth the way the revolution was taking place. Many were horrified by the brutality and ruthlessness of some revolutionaries. -
Robespirre is guillotined
This event marked the end of the reingh of terror. -
The battle of the pyramids
Napoleon wins his Egypt campaign with an army of only 38k. -
Napoleon overthrows the Directory
Napoleon Over throws the Dyrectory by coup d’état, trickery. He afterwards replaced it with a consulte where he secretly pulled all the strings. -
Napoleon escapes assasination attempt
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Introduction of the civil code
This code prohibites birth privileges, allowed freedom of religion and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified. -
Napoleon crown himself as emperor
In the company of the pope Napoleon crowns himself Emperor. -
Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Naples
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Napoleons devastating Russian Campaign
Napoleon ignored advice and attacked russia in the cold winter with his Grande Armée. From 450000 man Only 40000 survived the voyage. -
Napoleons first exile and scape to the iland of Elba
The 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. -
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Napoleons second and last exile to Saint Helena
Napoleon dies of natural causes after escaping Elba and being reexiled to Saint helena -
Napoleons last exile and death in Saint Helena
Napoleon dies of natural couse in Saint Helena while being watched by British guards
