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Storming of the Bastille ignites the French Revolution.
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King Louid XVI is beheaded by a guillotine; the Reign of Terror begins
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The directory appoints Napoleon commander of French forces in Italy
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Napoleon arrives unannounced from Egypt with help from his brother, Lucien, he ended the Directory and became the first consul of France.
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Napoleon wanted to create a new image for France so he crowned himself emperor and starts to create a vast European empire.
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Napoleon matched his forces into Belgium, where armies of British and Prussian troops were camped. Napoleon was ambushed and defeated.
