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Louis XVI's Death
King Louis XVI was sentenced to death after being convicted of conspriacy with foreign powers. He was executed by a guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
Reign of Terror
Started by rival politcal groups, the Reign of Terror was a period of violence after the start of the French Revolution, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. -
Napoleonic Code
Napolean implemented his own form of legal code which was France's first post-revolution code concerning property, colonial affairs, and individual rights. -
Napolean Becomes Emperor
The 35-year-old conqueror of Europe placed the crown on his head after being the first Frenchmen to hold the title in a thousand years. -
Start of the Peninsular War
Napolean invaded Spain thus starting the war. -
End of Peninsular War
At Vitoria, Spain, General Arthur Wellesley led allied troops of Spain to defeat the French. -
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Battle of Leipzig
The battle not only resulted in Naolean's decisvie defeat, but resultes in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland. -
Napoleon exiled to Elba
Napolean was dethroned and exiled to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
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Congress of Vienna
A conference of ambassadors of Esuropean states with a primary goal of providing a long term for Eueope by settlign critical issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Hundred Days
A time period including Napolean's escape from exile on Elba on March 20, 1815 and King Louis XVIII's return to Paris on July 8, 1815. -
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo
This marks the final battle and defeat for Napolean after his loss to the Duke of Wellington, ending the Napoleonic era of European history.