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Napoleón took part on the Consulate
The consulate was, in its purest form, a republic, except that Napoleon still held absolute power. -
Dissolution of the National Assembly
France was proclaimed a constitutional monarchy, while the National Assembly was dissolved and replaced by a new political body named the Legislative Assembly. -
The Tennis Court Oath
dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the “Third Estate” of the French nation during the meeting of the Estates general at the beginning of the French revolution. -
Fall of Bastille
When rumors spread about royal troops occupying Paris, many Parisians gathered outside the Bastille to demand weapons and gunpowder.
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The Great Fear
It was a wave of riots and violence in France.
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March of Versailles
women marched from Paris to Versailles, because they were fed up about the lack of bread and the raising of its price.
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Flight to Varennes
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette decided to leave France and seek refuge in Austria, hoping to eventually be reinstated on the throne as absolute monarchs. -
Attack on Tuileries Palace
A crowd of about 20,000 thousand people attacked the Tuileries Palace. -
Trial of Louis
The National Convention put Louis XVI on trial, he was presented with 33 charges. After weeks of trial, votes condemned him to execution. -
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Reign of Terror
The government decided to make “terror” by taking harsh measures in those suspected of being enemies on the revolution. -
Rise of Napoleon
The Constitution of 1795 established this five-man Directory and a two-house legislature elected by male citizens of property. -
Concordat
Agreement between the Pope (Catholic church) and Napoleon. -
Napoleón's Coronation
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Battle of WATERLOO
At Waterloo Napoleon met a combined British and Prussian army under the Duke of Wellington and suffered a bloody defeat. This time, the victorious allies exiled him to St. Helena where Napoleon remained in exile until his death in 1821. -
Napoleon Dies
After Waterloo, the Allies exile Napoleon to the island of Saint Helena, where he stays until his death.
