French Revolution Timeline

  • May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General

    Three estates: The clergy, nobility, and commoners. They came together and decided stuff about about the levying of taxes and undertaking reforms in the country, this was the start of the French revolution.
  • June 20, 1789, Tennis Court Oath

    Men of the National Assembly took an oath to never stop meeting until a constitution was established.
  • July 14, 1789, Storming of the Bastille

    The Bastille was a prison on the east side of Paris. It was attacked by an angry/aggressive mob. The prison became a symbol of the "monarchy's dictatorial rule".
  • August 26, 1789, The Declaration of the Rights of Man

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man was a book that expresses universal human rights and it became a foundational document of the French Revolution.
  • October 5, 1789, Women's March on Versailles

    The Women's March on Versailles was a riot about the high price and availability of bread. This riot was spontaneously organized in a marketplace by women.
  • January 21, 1793 Execution of King Louis XVI

    A secret cupboard came together and provided evidence of King Louis' counter revolutionary beliefs and correspondence with foreign powers. He was executed.
  • July 27, 1794, Maximilian Robespierre's execution

    Robespierre and some of his followers were arrested at the Hotel de Ville in Paris and the next day he was executed in Place de la Révolution.
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    Sep 5, 1793 – Jul 27, 1794 Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror was a period of violence during the French Revolution. There were mass killings, and public executions .
  • March 21, 1804, Napoleonic Code is Established

    The Napoleonic Code is about the concept of equality before the law and also secured the right to property. It was originally called the "French Civil Code of 1804."
  • December 2, 1804, Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor

    Napoleon crowned himself emperor of Notre Dame de Paris.
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    May 2, 1808 – Apr 17, 1814, Peninsular War

    The British Army fought a war Iberian Peninsula against the forces of France. The British won the Peninsular War.
  • June 24, 1812, Napoleon and his men march on Russia

    The Grande Army (led by Napoleon) invaded Russia but this was a huge fail because Russia refused to engage with Napoleon's army.
  • April 11, 1814, Napoleon is exiled to Elba

    Napoleon's disastrous campaign in Russia ended in defeat, so he was exiled to Elba
  • May 5, 1821, Napoleon Dies

    Napoleon was exiled to a British island St. Helena and that's where he spent the rest of his life.(He died dead) People assume he died of stomach cancer.