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Esatates-General convenes
This guy who represents all clases of society -
Third estate declares itself the National Assembly
was a transitional body between the Estates-General and the National Constituent Assembly. -
Storming of Bastille
Peasents raided the jail of Bastille -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
a fundamental document of the French Revolution, defining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal. -
Louis XVI executed
The third estate found king louis XVI guilty of treason and executed him -
Maximilien Robespierre assumes leadership of the committee of public safety
Robespierre takes over the committe of public safety which its job is to protect the newly established republic against foreign attacks and internal rebellion -
Robespierre is executed
The people of france were fed up with robespierre and they had him executed -
Napoleon seizes power
Napoleon is declared the emperor of france -
Napoleon is defeated by the british at the battle of waterloo
The british defeat napoleon
