the french revolution

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    The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille.
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    Dissolution of the National Constituent Assembly
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    French declare war against Austria
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    Former King of France Louis XVI was executed by guillotine. The National Convention had taken power a few months earlier.
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    tionary Paris sections took over the Convention, calling for administrative and political purges, starting 1-year and 2 months of what is known as the Reign of Terror.
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    Passing of the Law of Maximum Général: a comprehensive program of wage and price controls
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    October 16: Execution of Marie Antoinette
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    : Battle of Fleurus (1794) (French victory in Belgium)
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    War against the Holy Roman Empire
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    : Constitution of the Year VIII: Dictatorship of Napoleon established under the Consulate