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A French Parliament during the Early days of the Revolution and was succed by the Legislative assembly, it was formed by the representatives of the Third Estate. They abolished Feudalism, established the Declaration of Citizen and Man, also made reforms in the church and administration. Finally after completing the constitution of 1791 it dissolved itself.
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The Political and Economical situation of France was growing poorly, and because of that Louis XVI summoned the Estates General. It was an Assembly composed by 3 Estates: Clergy,Nobility and Commoners, they had the power to decide taxes and reformas in the country. The opening of this Estates General marked the start of the French Revolution. The Estates General ended in a disagreement between the states because of the voting powers. Commoners demanded a change but Clergy and Nobility did not. -
It was an act of defiance from the non-priviliged classes of France. The representatives of the Commoners realized that every attempt of reform would always be outvoted by the other Estates(Clergy,Nobility,Bourgeoise). On June 20 they were not able to enter the meeting hall at Versalles, they thought the king wanted them gone so they went to a nearby tennis court. There they made an outh in which they would not separate until a written Cinstitution was established. -
It was a desicive movement in the Early French Revolutions days, the Bastille was a prision that representated the opression to the French. The third state gathered outiside the fortress mid-morning and started raiding it unitl they took the power. This all started because the king Louis XVI threatened to remove the newly constituted National Assembly. This event became a symbol of revolutionary struggle. Nowadays is a national holiday in France: Bastille Day. -
It was a set of 19 laws that were passed by the National Constituent Assembly. Those laws abolished feudalism and ended tax priviliges to the upper class. It was a significant achievement to the Revolution. -
The French inspired by the American Revolutionary War and the idea of the Enlighment, established The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen with a National Assembly, because they realized that the ignorance, neglect or contempt of the rights of the man were the only reason for their political problems. Because of that the established 17 articles -
National parliament of France during a period of the Revolution, it replaced the Natioal Constituent Assembly, they were doubts about this Assembly beacuse of the lack of political power and experience. it would later be replaced by the National Convention
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This name is given to the failed escape plan of the Royal family from Paris after they realized that the revolutions was not going in their favour and also because of the attacks to the Catholic Church. Louis XVI accepted to leave flee France with his family but they were intercepted in Varnnes a city 150km away from Paris which was humullating. People who wanted a constitutional Monarchy now realized it was now imposible -
National convention was an assambly that led France in a crucial time of the Revolution. The assembly was fromed by 729 Deputies who were elected to make a Cosntitution after the overthow of the monarchy. They made the formal abolition of the monarchy. Powers was dellegated to the Comitte of Public Safety, for 8 month Robespierre dominated France in a period known as the Reign of Terror until his death. The convention lasted until the the French Constitution was written.
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This would mark the start of the French Revolutionary Wars, the Legislative Assembly declarated war on Austria. The Girodin pushed in favour of the war and the French also wanted to spread the Revolutionary ideas across Europe -
Also known as the Insurrection of 10 August. It was a very important moment in the Revolution. Revolutionaries raided the residence of king Louis XVI, killing all his guards. Later on this event would effectively abolish the Absolute monarchy establishsing a new phase in the Revolution. Louis XVI and his family escaped through a secret passage and then went under protection of the Legislative Assembly which later would arrest him -
After Voting and finding Louis XVI guilty, the deputies held a private voting in which by a single vote Louis XVI was sentenced to death and the 21st of January, he made one last procession through the streets of Paris to the Square of Revuliton where he was decapitated by the Guillotine and for the First time in 1000 France was not ruled by a monarch. -
Robespierre was a politic and a memeber of the Jacobin and also was the leader Public Salvation comitee which dominated France with a dictator ship. After a series of events like creating his own religious cult and the power he was gaining, Robespierre and 21 of his followers were executed between the 27-28 of July ending the Jacobin dominance in the French Revolution and the beginning of the Thermidorian Reaction. -
It was the goverment of France during the last 4 years of the Revolution, despited its military succes it was disliked among the French because they faced economic and social crisis. It was established in response of the Reing of Terror and they wanted to revive the revolution principles. It was led by Five men who had executive powers, and in November 1799 after Napoleon had gained recognition he did a coup'd'etat which overthrowed the Directory and he established the Consulate.
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It was a French Goverment established after the 18-19 Brumarie a coup'd'etat that overthrew the goverment system. It consisted of Three Consuls: First Consul, Napoleon who held all the power and the other two with Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyés and Pierre-Roger Ducos. This period served and as a bridge in the Revolution and the Empire and because of that Napoleon was moving toward authoritarianism. Napoleon dismantled the Consulate after he became Emperor
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This period represents the First French Empire which was ruled by Napoleon which lasted from his coronation as emperor until his final defeat in 1815. Thanks to the Empire the French gained the Civil Code, Equal tax system and Public education system. Napoleon fought multiple battles but on one against Louis XVII he was defeated and exiled to Elba, but Napoleon escaped and took France for what is known as "100 Days" until he was defeated again and exiled to Elba were he died, ending The Empire.
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It was the first battle of the War of the Third Coalition composed by Great Britain, Austria, Russia, Sweden and Naples. This is considered one of Napoleon's greatest military victory, it took place in Austerlitz, Moravia. 68.000 Napoleonic trops defeated 90.000 Russian and Austrian troops. This battle forced Austria make peace with France and prevented Prussia to join Anti-France coallition. -
It was a naval battle in the Napoleonic Wars which established the British naval superiority for more than 100 years. It was located in the west cape of Trafalgar, Spain 33 ships 18 French, 15 Spanish commanded by captain Villanueve fought against 27 British ships under commmand of Admiral Horatio Nelson who formed two columns and sailed straight to the French boats, 450 British were killed but 4000 French and Spanish were killed. But the French concluded it was a vicory for them. -
This Battle happenned between the 16-19 of October in 1813, it was a great defeat for Napoleon because it would destroy the remaining French power in Germany and Poland. 185.000 French troops under the command of Napoleon fought against the 320.000 allied troops of Austria, Prussia, Russia and Sweden. He retreated from Russia in 1812 and tried a new offensive from Germany but failed to take Berlin and later he was defeated by the Allied armies. -
The Battle was fought on June 18 1815, a battle between the French army and a Coalition led by Duke of Wellington and Marshall Blücher a Prussian-English coallition. Duke Wellington held to the ground against the massive efforts of the French, and thanks to the arrival of Blücher Prussians they could defeat the French. This fight ended a 23 years rage of battles and ended France world domination posibilities. The French lost 26.000 men killed or prisioners and the Coalition 29.500.