French Revolution Timeline By musaab Jun 11, 1775 Louis XVI crowned Jan 24, 1789 Louis XVI summons the Estates General May 5, 1789 Estates General convenes Jun 13, 1789 National Assembly formed Jun 20, 1789 Tennis Court Oath Jul 11, 1789 Necker is Fired Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Jul 22, 1789 Great Fear Aug 4, 1789 Abolition of feudal (noble, clerical) rights Aug 26, 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Oct 5, 1789 Women's March on Versailles May 19, 1790 National Assembly abolishes the nobility Jul 12, 1790 Civil Constitution of the French Clergy Nov 27, 1790 Clergy instructed to swear allegiance to France Mar 10, 1791 Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy Jun 20, 1791 Louis & Marie Antoinette flee; captured at Varennes Aug 27, 1791 Declaration of Pillnitz: Austria & Prussia express support for Louis Sep 3, 1791 New Constitution ratified (with support of Louis) Dec 15, 1791 Constitution of 1791 Apr 20, 1792 Declaration of War Against Austria Apr 25, 1792 First use of guillotine Jun 13, 1792 Prussia declares war on France Aug 9, 1792 Paris Commune established Aug 10, 1792 Parisians storm Tuileries palace; end of Louis XVI’s power Sep 20, 1792 French cannons drive back Prussians at Valmy Sep 20, 1792 National Convention formed Sep 21, 1792 French Republic proclaimed Jan 21, 1793 Execution of Louis XVI Feb 1, 1793 France declares war on Britain and Netherlands Apr 6, 1793 Committee of Public Safety founded Jun 24, 1793 New Constitution proclaimed Aug 12, 1793 Mass conscription instituted Sep 5, 1793 Reign of Terror Oct 5, 1793 Republican calendar adopted Oct 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette executed Jul 28, 1794 Robespierre guillotined Aug 22, 1795 Constitution of 1795 Nov 9, 1799 Napoleon's Coup d'etat
