Timeline of The French Revolution by

1789

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July 14: The Bastille is stormed by the people of France. Frustrated by poverty, inequality, and the rule of King Louis XVI, marking the beginning of the revolution.

1789-1791

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Inspired by the storming of the Bastille, the common people continue to demand change, motivated by freedom and equality.

• The National Assembly is established, drafting the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which guarantees fundamental rights for all citizens.

• King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette attempt to escape France but are captured, increasing the power of the revolutionaries.

1792-1793

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August 10, 1792: The monarchy is destroyed, and the Republic is declared.

• January 21, 1793: King Louis XVI is executed, the execution of Queen Marie Antoinette later that year.

• The Revolutions heat fuel the Reign of Terror under Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins. Political opponents are arrested and executed during this period.

1794-1795

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July 28, 1794: Robespierre is executed, bringing an end to the Reign of Terror.

• 1795: A new governing body, the Directory, is created to stabilize France after the revolution’s chaos.

1799-1804

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1799: Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power through a coup d’état, dismantling the Directory and taking control of France.

• 1804: Napoleon crowns himself Emperor and introduces the Napoleonic Code, which will influenced French law greatly.