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Storming of the Bastille ignites the French Revolution.
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King Louis XVI is excuted by gullotine.
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Directory appoints Napoleon commander of French forces in Italy.
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Napoleon overthrows the Directory through a coup d'etat.
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor, begins to create a vast European empire.
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Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.
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Napoleon dies in exile.
