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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
