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May 5 1789 meeting of estates of generals
The Estates-General met on May 5, 1789 at the Menus-Plaisirs building in Versailles, France, to address the country's political and financial instability. The meeting marked the beginning of the French Revolution and was attended by representatives from the three estates of pre-revolutionary France: the clergy, nobility, and commoners. -
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Napoleon and his men march on Russia
Employing extensive forced marches, Napoleon rapidly advanced his army of nearly half a million individuals through Western Russia, encompassing present-day Belarus, in a bid to dismantle the disparate Russian forces led by Barclay de Tolly and Pyotr Bagration totaling approximately -
storming of the bastille
storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armoury, fortress and political prison known as the Bastille.The Paris mob, hungry due to a lack of food from poor harvests, upset at the conditions of their lives and annoyed with their King and Government, stormed the Bastille fortress (a prison). -
The womens march on varsialles
The Women's March on Versailles was a riot that took place during this first stage of the French Revolution. It was spontaneously organized by women in the marketplaces of Paris, on the morning of October 5, 1789. They complained over the high price and scant availability of bread, marching from Paris to Versailles. -
declaration of the rights of men
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, adopted by the National Assembly of France on August 26, 1789, is a document that established a set of rights for all men. The document's main points All men are born free and equal in rights -
tennis court oath
On June 20, 1789, the Tennis Court Oath was taken. There, the men of the National Assembly swore an oath never to stop meeting until a constitution had been established.The Oath signified for the first time that French citizens formally stood in opposition to Louis XV -
execution of Louis xvi
When a final decision on the question of a respite was taken on January 19, Louis was condemned to death by 380 votes to 310. He was guillotined in the Place de la Révolution in Paris on January 21, 1793. -
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reighn of terror
The Reign of Terror (French: la Terreur) was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. -
maximilien robespierre's execution
On July 27, 1794, Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The next day Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution, where they were executed by guillotine before a cheering crowd.Maximilien Robespierre was a radical democrat and key figure in the French Revolution of 1789. -
Napoleonic Code is established
The 1804 Napoleonic Code, which influenced civil law codes across the world, replaced the fragmented laws of pre-revolutionary France, recognizing the principles of civil liberty, equality before the law (although not for women in the same sense as for men), and the secular character of the state. -
Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
during the coronation he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself, thus displaying his rejection of the authority of the Pontiff. -
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Peninsular War
Between 1808 and 1814, the British Army fought a war in the Iberian Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon's France. Aided by their Spanish and Portuguese allies, the British held off superior French numbers before winning a series of victories and driving them out -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
After the appalling battle of Lipsia, then the treaty of Fontainebleau, Napoleon, up till then the Emperor of all of Europe, is forced to abdicate from the French throne and accept a totally different type of "empire": the Island of Elba -
Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte died of stomach cancer on May 5, 1821, at the age of 51, on the island of St. Helena. The French emperor was exiled there in 1815 and was in poor health for months before his death. His symptoms included:
abdominal pain, weakness, constipation, vomiting, hiccups, and blood clots.