The French Revolution's Timeline
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mise à jour avec succès: 26 oct. 2018
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Les événements
The Third Estate (commoners) declares the
National Assembly.Members of the Third Estate take the Tennis
Court Oath demanding certain rights from the
king.The French Revolution begins with the
Storming of the Bastille.The National Assembly adopts the Declaration
of the Rights of man and of the Citizen.The Jacobin Club is formed. Its members
become some of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution.A large group of women (and men) march
from Paris to Versailles to demand lower
bread prices. They force the king and queen to move back to Paris.The "Flight to Varennes" occurs when the royal family, including King Louis XVI and
Queen Marie Antoinette, attempt to flee France. They are captured and returned to France.King Louis XVI formally signs the new constitution.The Legislative Assembly is formed.The guillotine becomes the official method of execution.France declares war against Austria.The September Massacres occur between
September 2 - 7. Thousands of political prisoners
are killed before they can be freed by royalist troops.The National Convention is established.The First French Republic is founded.King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine.Civil war breaks out in the Vendee area of
France between revolutionaries and royalists.The Committee of Public Safety is formed. It
will rule France during the Reign of Terror.Radical journalist Jean-Paul Marat is
assassinated by Charlotte Corday.The Reign of Terror begins as Robespierre, the
leader of the Committee of Public Safety,
declares that terror will be the "order of the
day" for the revolutionary government.The Law of Suspects is decreed. Anyone
suspected of opposing the revolutionary
government is arrested. Thousands of people
will be executed over the next year.Queen Marie Antoinette is executed by
guillotine.The Reign of Terror comes to an end as
Robespierre is overthrown.Robespierre is executed by guillotine.Famous chemist Antoine Lavoisier, the "father
of modern chemistry", is executed for being a
traitor."La Marseillaise" is adopted as the national
anthem of France.The Directory is formed and takes control of
the government of France.Napoleon overthrows the Directory and
establishes the French Consulate with
Napoleon as leader of France. This brings an
end to the French Revolution.Napoleon Bonaparte died from an stomach
ulcer, which is pretty much a stomach cancer
that, penetrates it and rips a part of it, which
potentially gave him an infection in the
abdomen, which killed him.
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