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The people of Paris hear that Louis XVI is going to send troops to Paris. Riots began and the people of Paris killed the commander and took über the Bastille.
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All males are considered equal before law. All men had natural rights (liberty, property, security). Position based on skill, Merit.
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The guillotine is an objected created to behead people in an act of discipline. The guillotine was the beginning of The Terror. The guillotine was created by Robespierre.
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Napoleon Bonaparte invades Russia with 600,000 Troops. Once winter hits Bonaparte retreats and Russia attacks. Napoleon returns to Paris with only 20,000 troops. His reputation is shattered and is defeated again by the European alliance and exiled to Elba.
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The Congress of Vienna was all about making peace (balance of power) in France. The surround France with strong Countries, and stopped nationalism. The put monarchy back on the throne.