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July 1789
On 14 July 1789, Bastille Day, the beginning of the Revolution (Jean-Pierre Houël, 1789) -
1790
1790, France was divided into departments; Lapurdi, Nafarroa Behera and Zuberoa did not get their own department -
June 1789
On June 1789, National Assamby in the Jeu de Paume, Ball or tennis court (Jacques-Louis David, 1791. -
October 1789
On October 1789, women's march on Versallies, demanding bread. -
August 1789
On 26 Agoust 1789, Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, abolition of the Ancien Regime. -
1791
The National Convention began in 1791. It grew more radical over time. That period was know as The terror and it reached its peak during the Robespierre dictatorship (Maximilien Robespierre, 1790). -
1791
1791, Olympe de Gouges wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen -
1791
1791, DOminique Garat defended the Basque foruak whan the only law for all France was proclaimed -
September 1791
On September 1791, Louis XVI was forced to sing the Constitution and the constitutional monarchy was established. A few months earlier, in June, the king tried to flee from Paris. He was caught in Varennes (The arrest of Louis XVI and his family at Varennes, thomas falcon Mashall, 1854). -
September 1792
On September 1792, the French Republic was established, with the symbols that endure to this day. Marsellaise became the national anthem in 1795. -
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The Wars of the Convention
The Wars of the Convention (1793-1795) shook Europe. On the left, Battle of fleurus, Belgium (Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, 1837). On the right, the victory of Baztan In Fact, the French troops conquered the south of the Basque Country. -
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At the time of Directory
At the time of Directory (1795-1799), Napoleon, Fighting against the European powers, invaded Italy and Egypt (the battle of the pyramids, Francois-Louis-Joseph Watteau, 1798-1799) -
January 1793
On January 1793, Louis XVI was guillonited acused of treason.