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French Revolution Timeline

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    Moderate Phase

    A period of time that was not as combative as other stages of the French Revolution; designated by diplomatic and benign attempts at negotiation between nobles, the monarch, and the common people.
    Reference: http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/lecture12a.html
  • The Estates General is Summoned after 150 Years of Unuse

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    The French Revolution

    A period of time fraught with astounding reform, drastic change, macabre concept, and startling events, the French Revolution was quite genuinely a frame marked by insurgence, through means less civil than the American variant that preceded it.
  • The National Assembly is Formed

    The National Assembly is Formed

  • French Citizens Storm the Bastille

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    The Great Fear Sweeps France

    A result of the combination of a profusion of factors, such as food shortages, feudal obligations, and social unrest, the Great Fear took place near the commencement of the French Revolution, during which the lower classes deliberately opposed the aristocracy and aspired to gain personal benefits. Nevertheless, this period of ubiquitous panic was quickly extinguished by militias, which imposed order to make a stable return to normalcy.
  • Poor Women of Paris March on Versailles

    Poor Women of Paris March on Versailles

  • The Royal Family is Confined to Tuileries

  • The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is Adopted

  • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is Proposed to the National Assembly

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is Proposed to the National Assembly

  • The Royal Family Attempts to Flee France

  • The Constitution of 1791 Creates a Limited Monarchy

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    Radical Phase

    Through ignorance of the needs of the people and the resistance to the formation of a constitutional monarchy by the National Assembly, chaos broke out in France, sparking a period known as the Radical Phase, during which quarreling, violence, fear, and peril prevailed.
    Reference: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/World_History/Book%3A_Western_Civilization_-_A_Concise_History_II_(Brooks)/15%3A_The_French_Revolution/15.04%3A_The_Radical_Phase_and_the_Terror
  • A Parisian Mob Invades Tuileries Palace

    A Parisian Mob Invades Tuileries Palace

  • France Becomes a Republic

  • King Louis XVI is Beheaded

  • The Committee of Public Safety is Created

    The Committee of Public Safety is Created

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    The Reign of Terror

    The most radical period of the French Revolution, the Reign of Terror was a point of utter carnage in the quest for independence in France; it is estimated that at least 300,000 people were suspected of being opposers to the rebel cause, in addition to 17,000 being executed and 10,000 dying in prison or without a trial.
  • Marie Antoinette is Beheaded

  • Maximilien Robespierre is Beheaded

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    Reaction Phase

    The stage of the French Revolution in which parliamentary revolts transpired as a result of superfluous amounts of radical imperialism. This period led to the demise of Maximilien Robespierre, reduced the will of the commonfolk to continue rebelling, and spurred earnest endeavors to restore prosperous political, social, and economic values of the past. Reference: https://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist151/Frev_process_stages.htm
  • The Directory Takes Power

  • The Third Constitution (Constitution of the Year III) is Adopted

  • Napoleon Invades Egypt

    Napoleon Invades Egypt

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    The Age of Napoleon

    Named after a luminous general, emperor, and national hero, the Age of Napoleon encompassed an abundance of conflict, accomplishments, and conquests, yet culminated in the defeat of Napoleon's final army, his exile, and ultimate succumbing of Napoleon in Saint Helena. Reference: http://mrbelloblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-The-Age-of-Napoleon-.pdf
  • Napoleon Becomes First Consul

  • Concordat with the Catholic Church

  • Napoleon is Named First Consul for Life

  • Napoleonic Code is Enacted

    Napoleonic Code is Enacted

  • Napoleon Becomes Emperor of France

  • The Battle of Trafalgar

    The Battle of Trafalgar

  • Battle of Austerlitz

    Battle of Austerlitz

    The conflict between the Austrian army and Napoleon's military force; decided the War of the Third Coalition. Considered by many as Napoleon's finest victory.
    References:
    https://www.thoughtco.com/napoleonic-wars-battle-of-austerlitz-2361109
    https://www.theasiantelegraph.net/battle-of-austerlitz/
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    Napoleon Invades Spain

    Acting under the notion that the Spanish- ruled at the time by his brother, Joseph Bonaparte (who he appointed)- would be welcomed by the French, Napoleon initially intended to send troops to secure the loyalty of the Spanish people to Joseph; however, rather swiftly, Napoleon decided against this plan and chose to annex Spain to his rapidly advancing empire by force.
  • Napoleon Invades Russia

    Napoleon Invades Russia

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    Napoleon's Invasion of (and Retreat From) Russia

    Over a seven-month period of time, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France attempted to invade mainland Russia as a consequence of its withdrawal from the Continental System, which was a policy forbidding all European trade with Great Britain. Through natural issues, such as restricted supplies and unyielding conditions (mostly frigid temperatures in winter), Napoleon's army was forced to retreat in December of 1812 and failed to capture its target.
  • Napoleon Retreats from Russia

  • The Battle of Leipzig

    The largest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, which involved five armies and nearly 500,000 men.
    Reference: http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_leipzig.html
  • Napoleon is Exiled to Elba

    Napoleon is Exiled to Elba

  • Napoleon Abdicates the Throne and Louis XVIII Assumes the Throne

  • Napoleon Escapes from Elba

  • The Battle of Waterloo

    The Battle of Waterloo

  • Napolon is Exiled to Saint Helena

  • Napoleon Dies