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Call of the Estates Generals
King Louis XVI calls forth the Estates General together for the first time in a long time. Featuring the clergy, the noblemen, and the rest of France together. -
Storming of the Bastille
Angry revolutionaries storm the Bastille. By doing this, not only does it serve to make a statement against the monarchy but the mob also attained weapons and gunpowder that were kept in the prison. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man is written and states that all men are equal under law. Women and children were not affected by this document. -
Flight to Varennes
Louis XVI attempts to flee to Varennes but is recognised and forcibly returned to Paris. -
Louis Accepts
King formally accepts Constitution. -
August 10
The Insurrection of 10 August 1792 was one of the defining events in the history of the French Revolution -
King Louis XVI executed
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
The law of suspects
A decree passed by the Committee of Public Safety on 17 September 1793, during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. It marked a significant weakening of individual freedoms that led to "revolutionary paranoia" that swept the nation. -
Marie-Antoinette is beheaded
Nine months after the execution of her husband, the former King Louis XVI of France, Marie-Antoinette follows him to the guillotine. -
George Washington - Proclamation of March
Whereas I have received information that certain persons, in violation of the laws, have presumed, under color of a foreign authority, to enlist citizens of the United States and others within the State of Kentucky, and have there assembled an armed force for the purpose of invading and plundering the territories of a nation at peace with the said United States; and -
Execution of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre, leader of the Jacobins, is executed and the power of the Jacobins fall with him. The Girondins gain more power as a result. -
13 Vendémiaire
13 Vendémiaire Year 4 is the name given to a battle between the French Revolutionary troops and Royalist forces in the streets of Paris. The battle was largely responsible for the rapid advancement of Republican General Napoleon Bonaparte's career -
National Convention
A single-chamber assembly in France from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795
