French Revolution Timeline By connoraleksic Feb 24, 1651 Thomas Hobbes writes "Leviathan" Feb 24, 1689 John Locke writes "Two Treatises of Governent" Period: Dec 16, 1740 to Oct 18, 1748 War of the Austrian Succession Period: Feb 24, 1754 to Feb 24, 1763 Seven Years War Jun 15, 1762 Rousseau writes "The Social Contract" Period: Nov 1, 1765 to Sep 3, 1783 American Revolution May 16, 1770 Louis XVI marries Maria Antoinette May 10, 1774 Louis XVI becomes king Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris May 5, 1789 Estates-General meets Jun 13, 1789 National Assembly declared Period: Jun 13, 1789 to Jul 9, 1789 National Assembly Jun 14, 1789 Tennis-Court Oath Jul 9, 1789 National Constituent formed Period: Jul 9, 1789 to Sep 30, 1791 National Constituent Assembly Jul 11, 1789 Jaques Necker dismissed Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Oct 5, 1789 March on Versailles Oct 5, 1789 Bread Riots Nov 2, 1789 Church property nationalized Period: Oct 1, 1791 to Sep 1, 1792 Legeslative Assembly Apr 20, 1792 French declare war on Austria Apr 25, 1792 First use of the guillotine Jul 25, 1792 Brunswick Manifesto issued Aug 10, 1792 Sans-Cullottes invades Tuilleries Sep 20, 1792 Battle of Valmy Period: Sep 20, 1792 to Nov 2, 1795 National Convention Sep 21, 1792 Execution of Marie Antoinette Sep 22, 1792 France declared a Republic Jan 21, 1793 Execution of Louis XVI Feb 1, 1793 France declares war on Great Britain, Holland, and Spain Period: Mar 12, 1793 to Mar 12, 1795 Committee of Public Safety Jun 15, 1793 Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen Jul 13, 1793 Assassination of Marat Period: Sep 5, 1793 to Jul 28, 1794 Reign of Terror Jun 26, 1794 Battle of Fleurus Jul 28, 1794 Execution of Robespierre Apr 5, 1795 Peace of Basel Oct 1, 1795 Annexation of Belgium Period: Nov 2, 1795 to Nov 10, 1799 French Directory Mar 11, 1796 Napoleon invades Italy Nov 9, 1799 Napoleon comes to power Jun 18, 1815 Napoleon loses at Waterloo