French Revolution

By NimaF

  • Estates General meet

  • National Assembly is formed

  • Poor women of Paris march on Versailles

    Poor women of Paris march on Versailles

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man

  • Citizens storm the Bastille

    Citizens storm the Bastille

  • Great Fear sweeps France

  • Period: to

    Moderate

    This time is more political and nothing too brutal has happened yet

  • Civil Constitution of the Clergy is adopted

  • Constitution creates a limited monarchy

  • Royal Family attempts to flee France

  • Royal Family confined to Tuileries

  • France becomes a Republic

  • Paris mob invades Tuileries palace

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    Radical

    Many extreme actions and lots of death occurred at this time

  • Committee of Public Safety is created

  • Marie Antoinette is beheaded

    Marie Antoinette is beheaded

  • Louis XVI beheaded

    Louis XVI beheaded

  • Period: to

    Reign of Terror

  • Robespierre is beheaded

    Robespierre is beheaded

  • Directory takes power

  • Third Constitution is adopted

  • Period: to

    Directory

    Leadership wasn't reliable and riots were suppressed

  • Napoleon becomes 1st Consul

  • Period: to

    Age of Napoleon

    Napoleon Bonaparte came to power and brought the revolution sort of full circle

  • Concordat with the Catholic Church

  • Napoleon named Consul for life

  • Napoleonic Code adopted

  • Napoleon becomes Emperor

  • Battle of Austerlitz

    Battle of Austerlitz

  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar

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    Napoleon invades Spain

  • Napoleon invades Russia

  • Battle of Leipzig

    Battle of Leipzig

  • Napoleon abdicates the throne & Louis XVIII takes the throne

  • Napoleon is exiled to Elba

  • Battle of Waterloo

  • Napoleon exiled to St. Helena

  • Napoleon returns from Elba

  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon dies