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Napoleon abdicates, Louis XVIII takes throne (1755-1824)
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Great fear sweeps France
a period of panic and riot by peasants and others amid rumors of an “aristocratic conspiracy” by the king and the privileged to overthrow the Third Estate. -
Estates-General meets
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National Assembly is formed
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CItizens storm the Bastille
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Poor women of paris march on Versailles
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Napoleon leads invasion of Egypt
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Royal family confined to Tuileries
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Declaration of rights of man issued
The first step toward writing a constitution for France. -
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Moderate phase
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Civil constitution of the clergy adopted
Law passed on 12 July 1790 during the French Revolution -
Constitution creates limited monarchy
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Royal family attempts to flee France
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France becomes a republic
the First Republic, officially the French Republic, was founded -
Paris mob invades Tuileries palace
a little more than three years after their attack on the Bastille, the people of Paris -
CItizen attack paris prisons
September massacre -
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Radical phase
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Marie antoinette is beheaded
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Louis XVI beheaded
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Reign of Terror
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Committee of public safety is created
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Robespierre is beheaded
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reaction phase
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Directory takes power
he takes power over the throne -
Napoleon becomes first consul
the government of France from the fall of the Directory -
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Age of Napoleon
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Concordat with catholic church
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Napoleon named consul for life
the government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of Brumaire -
Napoleon becomes emperor
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Napoleonic code adopted
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Battles of Austerlitz and Trafalgar
Naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies -
Napoleon's Army invaded spain
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Napoleon invades Russia, retreats
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Napoleon returns from Elba exile
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Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleon is sent into exile, St helena
He was exiled to the island of Elba off the coast of Tuscany, and the Bourbon dynasty was restored to power -
Napoleon dies
