French Revolution
Category: Other
Updated: 29 Nov 2017
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Created byBrendon Pearson
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Events
The third estate
declares itself a
national assemblyThird estate locked
out of meeting. They
take the tennis court
oathThe Bastille is stormed
and all weapons are takenWomen March; Versailles is
taken and royal family move t
to parisLouis XVI flees Paris for Varennes'Massacre of the Champs de Mars'-
National Guard fire on crowd
during protests against the king's
reinstatementPrussia and Austria
release declaration
of PillnitzKing is places on "House arrest"Constitution finally adoptedWar is declared against AustriaFrance is no longer a monarchy
jacobins declare it a republicLouis XVI executedWar declared against Dutch and BritainExecution of Marie Antoinette.peace is declared with Prussia and Spain.the new constitution is approved
by the people of france, making
France officially a republicRoyalists storm the Tuileries.
Napoleon Bonaparte defends
it with strategically placed grape
shot cannonsNapoleon sails for Egypt in
an attempt to conquer itEntire French fleet destroyed
in the Battle of the NileNapoleon abandons army in Egypt and returns to France.Periods
Nobles pack up and flee France
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