French Revolution Timeline

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    Declaration of the Rights of Man

    It was a declaration of Citizenship, which was set by Frances Nation Constituent Assembly in 1789.
  • May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General

    It was a meeting. It was an opening for the Estates General in Versailles, which marked and or started the French Revolution.
  • Women's March on Versailles

    Known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles. Taken place on October 5th, 1787 early on in the morning (5AM).
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Men of National Assembly swore an oath never to stop meeting. That until an establishment had been settled.
  • Execution of King Louis XVI

    The secret cupboard containing proof of Louis' counter-revolutionary beliefs and responses to foreign powers just was not good and had been discovered in Tuileries Palace. Though later on he was brought to trial for treason and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793.
  • Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror, was a horrible time lapse and was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic. Series and series of massacres had happened from accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety.
  • Maximilien Robespierre's execution

    Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The following day, 21 of his followers were taken away to some place, called de la Révolution (Now, de la Concorde)
  • Reign of Terror pt.2

    The Reign of Terrors was a terrible climatic state sanctioned violence during the revolution. It was a massacre of thousands of people who were counter-revolutionary 'suspects'.
  • Napoleonic Code is established

    The Civil Code of France, had marked its first major revision and its reorganization of its laws since the Roman era back then. Though the Civil Code addressed its main matters relating to property and families (and their issues, and problems)
  • Napoleon Crowns himself emperor

    He did it to gain prestige in the international royalist and even catholic circles. So that he could lay his foundation for his future dynasty.
  • Peninsular War pt.1

    Peninsular war was against the British Army whilst they fought in the Iberian Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon's France. The British did hold off superior, and possibly even bigger French troops.
  • Napoleon and his men march on Russia

    A countless series of of long forced marches. Whereas Napoleon forced half his men and half a million of his people, through Western Russia (Now known as Belarus). As of trying to seperate and destroy the Russian Armies.
  • Napoleon is exiled to Elba

    "Emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba."
  • Peninsular War

    This war started with the France Army being allies with the Spanish Army which led them into invading Portugal in 1807. Later on, The French Army soon then turned on the Spanish Army.
  • Napoleon dies

    Later on, Finally Napoleon Bonaparte dies. On May 5th, 1821, at Longwood House, Longwood, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Due to Arsenic Poisoning, Getting sicker every month, and worse every day, due to abdominal pain. Dying at the age 51. (8/15/1769-to-5/5/1821).