Events
End of 1791Declaration of PillnitzWar declared on AustriaPrussia declared war on FranceOverthrow of the MonarchyPrussian forces entered northern FranceCapture of LongwySeptember MassacresProclamation of the republicBattle of JemappesDecree of FraternityExecution of Louis XVILouis XVI accepted the
new constitutionGuillotine to be used
for all public executionsDecree against refactory priestsLafayette made commander
of the Army of the CentreAustria and Prussia became alliesMore radical governmentLeopold diedAdvising the end of warGirondin ministers dismissedArmed DemonstrationLa patrie en dangerRobespierre's proposalsBrunswick ManifestoAttack on TuileriesBattle of ValmyFirst Coalition FormedFrance under attack from all sidesGirondin losing supportAttacks on the Girondin
Newspaper Printing officesRiots at CholetMachelcoul and Bourgney
300-500 massacredSt Flourent capturedThere are 20000 rebelsGenerals Custine and Mouchard were recalled and guillotinedLevee en masse800,000 new menStart of TOTAL WARAustrians drove out of FranceToulon recaptured by NapoleonFrench won decisive victory at FleurusRevolutionary officials
sent worried letterRebels defeated at Cholet60,000 rebels headed to GranvilleRebels defeated at
Le Mans and SavenayLaw states rebels can be executed
within 24 ours of captureFirst noyadeScorched earth policyScorched earth policy put in placeNational Convention ordered the end of the campaignFinal death toll of 150,000-200,000Over 8700 people executedNoyades stoppedRiots over bread and soap pricesGirondins called for Marat
to be impeachedMarat AquittedRiot over price controls
on breadPrice controls on bread and grain passedRobespierre called for an
insurrection against 'corrupt
deputies'First insurrection failedGirondin arrestedMontagnards now dependent
on sans-culottesLyons overthrow JacobinsOther cities revoltedLyons RecapturedLyons made an example of1673 sentenced to death -LyonsMitrailladesAssignat was worth less than 1/3 of its face valueHording Grain now a capital offencePublice granaries set upEnrages emergedSans-culottes surround the
National ConventionRoux arrestedGeneral MaximumMarat assasinatedLepeletier AssasinatedExecution of RobespierreCPSConscriptionLaw of SuspectsDanton killedLaw of FrimaireJacobin government is now a dictatorshipGeneral Dumouriez defectsHebertists were releasedSaint-Just accused the Hebertists of being part of a foreign plotHebertists arrestedDanton and Robespierre fail to reach an agreementRobespierre signs the warrant for Danton, Desmoulins and the other leading IndulgentsTrial beginsKilledLaw on General PoliceParis Revolutionary Tribunal has jurisdiction
over all counter-revolutionary offencesExpands definition of political crimesRobespierre made a speech at the National Convention
But was shouted downAll escaped arrest but unsuccessfully
tried to rally supporters
Arrested again
GuillotinedCouthon
Saint-Just
Philippe Lebas
Robespierre
All arrestedRevolutionary Tribunal was
expanded into four sectionsMarie Antoinette killedGirondins trialGirondins killedBy this point 6000-20000 priests
have been forced to give up priesthoodParis Commune can only meet twice a weekVieux CordelierRobespierre justifies the TerrorJacobin Club closedGerminal UprisingPrairial UprisingAbolition of the Revolutionary TribunalVerona DeclarationConstitution of Year IIIVendemaire UprisingDirectory EstablishedArrest of BabeufConspiracy of EqualsTrail of royalist conspirator BrotierCoup of FructidorCoup of FlorealJourdan LawCoup of PrairialLaw of HostagesCoup of BrumaireMetal coins only legal currencyIntroduction of the metric systemGovernment finances balanced2/3 National Debt written offPeriods
Elections for the New Legislative AssemblyRevolutionary WarThe revolt of the VendeeScorched earth policyFederalist Revolts endedGreat TerrorThe Directory
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