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French Revolution Timeline

By Jake01364
  • Meeting of the Estates General

    Meeting of the Estates General

    The meeting consisted of all three estates. This meeting previously had not met since 1614 and was called on for the financial problems.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    An angry mob attacked the prison Bastille.
  • Women’s March on Versailles

    Women’s March on Versailles

    This event happened in the markets of Paris over the prices of food from the citys armory and confronted King Louis XVI
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    France Declares War on Austria

    Under command of Napolean Bonaparte the French defeats Austria which spans for almost ten years.
  • The Execution of King Louis

    The Execution of King Louis

    King Louis XVI is killed and it was the end of Frances monarchy
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    Reign of Terror

    Sep 5, 1793 – Jul 28, 1794
    The Reign of Terror started with the exacution of King Louis XVI and ended with the exicution of Maximilien Robespierre
  • Execution of Marie Antoinette

    Execution of Marie Antoinette

    The execution of Marie Antoinette was very ironic in the revolution her and her husband were killed by the same device many other people in France died by.
  • Execution of Robespierre

    Execution of Robespierre

    The end of the Reign of Terror
  • Napoleon’s Coup d'etat

    Napoleon’s Coup d'etat

    Was the first consul of France that historians claim that ended the French Revolution