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Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena
Since Napoleon was able to escape his first location of exile, his enemies chose a location where he couldn't possibly free himself from. St. Helena was over one thousand miles from land so they saw it as a perfect option.

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Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo
The Duke of Wellington led his forces strongly, leading to his ultimate victory over Napoleon, forcing him to be abdicated for the second time.

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Napoleon is exiled to Elba
The forces of Austria, Prussia, England, and Russia worked into Paris and forced Napoleon to sign the Act of Abdication. They didn't accept his offer to step down so his son could take over, but sent him to Elba instead.

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The Continental System is implemented
Napoleon organized a widespread blockade to prevent Great Britain from gaining anymore profit from the trading commerce.

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Napoleon is defeated by Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. Nelson used advanced Navy tactics to destroy Napoleon's army.

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Robespierre's Reign of Terror
Lasting a little under a year, the Reign of Terror was a period full of violence in France. Anyone who didn't support the advancements of the French Revolution was executed at the guillotine immediately.

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King Louis XVI is executed at the guillotine
King Louis XVI attempted to flee the country after refusing to give up his royal power, so he was accused of treason for leaving his country behind, leaving him sentenced to death.

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The Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria
The French Revolution was intended to be spread across all of Europe, seeing that Austria was also a monarchy-based government, they needed to be enforcing the same principles as the rest of the continent. When Austria refused, France declared war to bring the countries together by force.

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The Constitution of 1791 sets up a constitutional monarchy in France
It was the first Constitution ever created in France and was created as a result of the collapse of the absolute monarchy. The document was supposed to establish popular sovereignty, but only lasted about a year.

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The National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
This Declaration established man's birthrights of liberty and equality, freedom, and fraternity, setting the pace for the ideals of the French Revolution.

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The Great Fear in the countryside
At the beginning of the French Revolution, peasants heard rumor that nobility were terrorizing their fields and homes, so they set out across the countryside stealing from and fighting any nobles they could find.

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The storming of Bastille
An angry mob stormed a prison in hopes of gaining weapons and ammunition. These citizens believed the prison was representative of a tyranny and wanted to put a stop to the power the kingdom held.

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The Tennis Court Oath was established at the conclusion of the National Assembly's first meeting. It stated that the group wouldn't separate and would always reassemble whenever necessary to sort out difficult situations, relating to government issues.

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First and Second Estates join the Third Estate in the newly formed National Assembly. The failure at the meeting of the Estates General led to the formation of the National Assembly, where there was no longer a divide between Estates and everyone's voices were equally heard, without King Louis XVI's input.

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King Louis XVI calls Estates General due to the continuous financial problems in France. The king didn't know how to get out of debt and brought the three Estates together to compromise on a taxation solution.