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May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
King Louis the XVI summoned a meeting because they were discussing the severe financial crisis and they were hoping to find a solution through taxation reforms. King Louis the XVI summoned three classes of the estates general First estate, Second estate, and Third estate. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a dramatic act of defiance by the Third Estate during the French Revolution in 1789. The Third Estate was made up of commoners and the lower clergy. -
Storming of the Bastille
acting as a symbolic act of defiance against the monarchy by a Parisian crowd who stormed the Bastille prison. the growing unrest among the Parisian populace due to economic hardship, political dissatisfaction with King Louis XVI, and the fear of a royal crackdown after the dismissal of popular finance minister Jacques Necker. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The Declaration of the Rights of Man happened as a result of the French Revolution, serving as a core statement of the revolution's values by outlining fundamental human rights like liberty, property, and security. Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. -
Women's March on Versailles
They complained about the high price and scant availability of bread, marching from Paris to Versailles. The Women's March on Versailles was spontaneously organized by women. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was executed during the French Revolution because he was found guilty of high treason by the National Convention. Charles-Henri Sanson killed King Louis XVI by beheading. -
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Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution was primarily caused by a combination of factors including widespread fear of counter-revolutionary forces, political infighting between factions like the Jacobins and Girondins, the threat of foreign invasion. Maximilien Robespierre caused the reign of terror to happen -
Maximillian Robespierre's execution
Maximilien Robespierre was executed because his leadership during the French Revolution's "Reign of Terror" led to widespread political repression and violence, causing many within the revolutionary government, including former allies, to turn against him and see him as a dangerous dictator, ultimately resulting in his arrest and execution by guillotine on July 28, 1794. -
Napoleonic Code is established
The Napoleonic Code was established to unify and modernize the French legal system by creating a single set of written laws that applied to all citizens. The Napoleonic Code was established to unify and modernize the French legal system by creating a single set of written laws that applied to all citizens. -
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor to solidify his power, gain prestige among European royalty, legitimize his rule by connecting to historical emperors like Charlemagne, and to signal that he was not beholden to any other authority by taking the crown from the Pope himself during the coronation ceremony. -
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Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars in Spain it is considered to overlap with the Spanish War of Independence. -
Napoleon dies
Napoleon Bonaparte died on May 5, 1821 at the age of 51 on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean his death has been shrouded in mystery and myths since the 19th century. -
Napoleon and his men march on Russia
Napoleon and his men the Grande Armée crossed the Neman River into Russia the invasion marked the beginning of Napoleon's Russian campaign which is considered one of the most famous military disasters in history. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba after his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig he was allowed to keep the title of emperor but only over the island's 12,000 inhabitants not the 70 million Europeans he once ruled.