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french revolution begins
compared to the amercian revolution the french revlution was more complex and far moe radical. -
olympe de gouges writes declaration of right for women
she was a activist that demanded women had equal right as males. -
national convention establishes french republic
was legally created and enforced by the Constitution of 1793, during the French Revolution. -
king louis xvi is executed
The execution of Louis XVI took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution ("Revolution Square", formerly Place Louis XV, and renamed Place de la Concorde in 1795) in Paris. -
the directroy is formed
lasted from 2 November 1795 until 10 November 1799, a period commonly known as the "Directory era." It was overthrown by Napoleon -
napoleon participates in coup d'etat that topples french government
napoleon had alot of power during this time -
Napoleon reaches agreement with the pope
the concordat of 1801 i a refkection of an agreement between Napoloen Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII that realffirmed the Roman catholic church as the majority church of france and restored some cilvil status. -
napoleon made consul for life
In August 1802, Napoleon proclaimed himself First Consul for Life. A new constitution of his own devising legislated a succession to rule for his son, even though he had not yet fathered any children; although Josephine had two children from her previous marriage, she had not borne Napoleon any heirs. -
napoleon crowned emperor
In 1802, he established the Napoleonic Code, a new system of French law, and in 1804 he established the French empire. -
british defeat french and spanish at trafalgar
Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar ensured that Napoleon would never invade Britain. Nelson, hailed as the savior of his nation, was given a magnificent funeral in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. A column was erected to his memory in the newly named Trafalgar Square, and numerous streets were renamed in his honor. -
napoleon invades russia
The French Invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 года; Otechestvennaya Voyna 1812 Goda) and France as the Russian Campaign (French: Campagne de Russie), began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army.[ -
duke of wellington and his army defeat napoloen at waterloo
On June 16, 1815, he defeated the Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher at Ligny, and sent 33,000 men, or about one-third of his total force, in pursuit of the retreating Prussians.
