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French Revolution Timeline

  • Bankers Refused to lend money to government

    Bankers Refused to lend money to government

  • Third Estate provide Nacional Assembly. Absolute monarchy ends.

    Third Estate provide Nacional Assembly. Absolute monarchy ends.

  • Women start delegation to King in Versailles demanding bread, king does nothing about it

    Women start delegation to King in Versailles demanding bread, king does nothing about it

  • Louis XVI and family try to escape France.

    Louis XVI and family try to escape France.

  • France declares war on Austria, but French soldiers ran away.

    France declares war on Austria, but French soldiers ran away.

  • Jacobins take control of France.

    Jacobins take control of France.

  • French army begins to win battles.

    French army begins to win battles.

  • Robespierre becomes a leader; Reign of Terror begins.

    Robespierre becomes a leader; Reign of Terror begins.

  • King Louis XVI beheaded

    King Louis XVI beheaded

  • Napoleon Bonaparte takes over French armies.

    Napoleon Bonaparte takes over French armies.