French Revolutionary Timeline By rslander Jan 1, 1651 Thomas Hobbes Writes "Leviathan" Dec 1, 1689 John Locke writes "Two Treatises of Gov't" Oct 23, 1739 War of Austrian Sucession May 15, 1756 7 Years War Jan 1, 1762 Rousseau writes "Du Contract Social" May 16, 1770 Maria and Louis XVI Married Apr 19, 1775 US Revolution Sep 3, 1783 Treaty of Paris Jun 13, 1789 National Assembly Declared Jun 14, 1789 Tennis-Court Oath Jul 9, 1789 National Constituent Assembly Jul 11, 1789 Jaques Necker Dismissed Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Aug 1, 1789 Church Property Nationalized Aug 1, 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen Oct 5, 1789 March on Versailles Oct 1, 1791 Legislative Assembly Apr 20, 1792 France Declares War on Austria Apr 25, 1792 First Use of Guillotine Aug 1, 1792 Brunswick Manifesto Issued Aug 10, 1792 Sans-Culottes Invades Tuilleries Sep 20, 1792 Battle of Valmy Sep 21, 1792 National Convention Sep 22, 1792 France Declared a Republic Jan 21, 1793 Execution of Louis XVI Feb 1, 1793 France Declares War Against Britain Jul 13, 1793 Assassination of Marat Sep 1, 1793 Creation of the Committee on Public Saftey Sep 5, 1793 Reign of Terror Oct 16, 1793 Execution of Marie Antoinette Jun 20, 1794 Battle of Fleurus Jul 1, 1794 Execution of Robespierre Jan 1, 1795 Annexation of Belgium Nov 2, 1795 The Directory Apr 9, 1796 Napoleon Invades Italy Nov 9, 1799 Napolelon comes to Power Jun 18, 1815 Napoleon loses at Waterloo