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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was the North American conflict between Great Britain and France, also known as the Seven Years' War. It started in 1754 and ended in 1763 with the Treaty of Paris. The war provided Great Britain large amounts of territorial gains. This war happened because ongoing tensions between North America as both French and British imperial officials wanted to expand their territory. -
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Louis XVI
Louis XVI became the heir to the throne and the last king of France after his father's death in 1765. In 1770, he married to the Austrian archduchess Marie Antoinette. After several mistakes in governing, he brought the revolution crashing down with himself and was later executed in 1973. Nine months later, his wife, Marie Antoinette was executed. -
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France. She helped provoke the unrest that lead to the French Revolution and the overthrow of the Monarchy in August 1792. She is credited with the famous quote "Let them eat cake," which came about during the food shortage, when people didn't even have bread. She was eventually executed on October 16, 1793. -
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Maximillian de Robespierre
A radical Jacobin leader and a main figure in the French Revolution. He dominated the Committee of Public Safety, and organization that played a huge role in the French Revolution during the Reign of Terror, in 1794 he was overthrown and guillotined. -
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general and the first emperor of France. He revolutionized military organization and training, created the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education, and is seen as one of the greatest military leaders. -
Women's March on Versailles
October 4, 1789, a crowd of women demanding bread for their families gathered other citizens of France, including some men, and marched towards Versailles. The queen and king barely escaped, due to a secret passage to the king's room. The people pressed their demands on King Louis XVI. The next day, the people compelled the king, his family, and most of the French Assembly to return to Paris. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens was established by the National Constituent Assembly in 1789, it is a document that declared France's problems were caused by the French government. -
Tennis Court Oath
June 20th, 1789, the members of the French Estates General for the third estate, who called themselves the National Assembly too the Tennis Court Oath. They vowed "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established -
Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Bastille took place in Paris, France on July 14, 1789. The Bastille represented government authority, and was attacked by an angry mob and was a big point in the revolution that followed. -
The End of the Revolution
The end of the French revolution was caused when Napoleon stepped up as the first Consul, the leader of France. The Revolution started in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror lasted from September 1793 until the death of Robespierre in 1974. The Reign of Terror was to remove all enemies of the Revolution in France and to lead the revolution by fear. -
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805 is one of the most decisive naval battles in history. A British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeated a combined fleet of French and Spanish soldiers, off of the coast of Spain. -
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of Three Emperors, took place December 2, 1805. It was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon's greatest victories. His troops defeated almost 90,000 Russians and Austrians. -
Invasion of Russia
The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and in France as the Russian Campaign, began on June 24, 1812 and ended on December 14, 1812. The French losses were immense and this lead to Napoleon being exiled. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's exile to Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to April 11, 1814. After many slip ups and losing many men, he was exiled to the island of Elba near Rome. -
Waterloo
June 18th, 1815, the armies of Napoleon and Field Marshall, the Duke of Wellington met near Waterloo. The battle that came after was a huge moment in European history and the end of Napoleon's rule over the French.
