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Louis XVI crowned King of France
Upon his grandfather's death on 10 May 1774, he assumed the title "King of France and Navarre". -
American Revolution Begins
Tensions between the American colonies and the British government approached the breaking point, especially in Massachusetts. -
Calling of the Estates-General
Louis XVI wanted to tax the 1st and 2nd estate and he held a meeting with a member from each estate. -
Formation of the National Assembly
A revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate, which had the most representatives, declared itself the National Assembly and took an oath to force a new constitution on the king. -
Attack on the Bastille
A state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule. -
French Women force Louis XVI to leave Versailles
The ladies were hungry and didn’t have bread. -
Declaration of war against Austria
Revolutionaries wanted war because they thought war would unify the country, and had a genuine desire to spread the ideas of the Revolution to all of Europe. -
The National Convention is formed
The national convection was elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy, they had 749 deputies. -
Louis XVI is executed
Louis XVI was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine -
Reign of Terror
When Robespierre took control there were 16,594 official death sentences in France, this time period became known as the reign of terror, people would get killed if they criticized France. -
The Thermidorian Reaction
The fall of Maximilien Robespierre and the collapse of revolutionary fervour and the Reign of Terror in France. -
The Directory is formed
French Directoire, the French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III.It included a bicameral legislature known as the Corps Législatif. The lower house, or Council of Five Hundred, consisted of 500 delegates -
Napoleon Takes power
The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon invaded Russia during winter which caused a lot of his members to die. -
Napoleons defeat at Waterloo
A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: a British-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army
