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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nor everyone in France agreed woth the way the revolution was taking place. Many were horrified by the brutality and ruthlessness of some revolutionaries.
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This event marked the end of the reingh of terror.
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Napoleon wins his Egypt campaign with an army of only 38k.
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Napoleon Over throws the Dyrectory by coup d’état, trickery. He afterwards replaced it with a consulte where he secretly pulled all the strings.
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This code prohibites birth privileges, allowed freedom of religion and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified.
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In the company of the pope Napoleon crowns himself Emperor.
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Napoleon ignored advice and attacked russia in the cold winter with his Grande Armée. From 450000 man Only 40000 survived the voyage.
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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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Napoleon dies of natural causes after escaping Elba and being reexiled to Saint helena
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Napoleon dies of natural couse in Saint Helena while being watched by British guards
