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French Revolution Timeline Flashcards

1
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Seven Years War

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1756-1763

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Louis XVI accession to throne

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1774

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France entered American War of Independence

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1778

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Economic Crisis

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1781-1787

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5
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Declaration of Bankruptcy

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1788

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Meeting of Estates-General

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5th May 1789

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7
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Proclamation of National Assembly

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17th June 1789

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Tennis Court Oath

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20th June 1789

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9
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Three estates ordered to separate

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23rd June 1789

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10
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Union of three estates

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27th June 1789

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Formation of citizens’ militia

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10th July 1789

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12
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Necker dismissed

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11th July 1789

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13
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Storming of Bastille

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14th July 1789

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14
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Great Fear

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20th July 1789

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15
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August Decrees passed

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4th August 1789

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16
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

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26th August 1789

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17
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October Days

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5th-6th October 1789

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18
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Nationalisation of Church land

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2nd November 1789

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19
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Creation of Paris Sections

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21st May 1790

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20
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy

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12th July 1790

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21
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Reorganisation of judiciary

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16th August 1790

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22
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Dissolution of Guilds

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2nd March 1791

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23
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Le Chapelier Law

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14th June 1791

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24
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Flight to Varennes

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20th June 1791

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25
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Champ de Mars massacre

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17th July 1791

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26
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Louis XVI accepted new constitution

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14th September 1791

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27
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Decree against émigrés

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9th November 1791

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28
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Louis vetoed Decree against émigrés

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12th November 1791

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29
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Guillotine adopted for all public executions

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March 1792

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30
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Decree against Refractory Priests

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27th May 1792

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31
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Final abolition of Feudalism in France

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17th July 1793

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32
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Declaration of Pillnitz

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27th August 1791

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33
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War declared on Austria

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20th April 1792

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34
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Prussia declared war on France

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13th June 1792

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35
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Overthrow of Monarchy

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10th August 1792

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36
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Invasion of N. France by Prussians

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19th August 1792

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37
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Capture of Longwy

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20th August 1792

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38
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September Massacres

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2nd-6th September 1792

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39
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Proclamation of Republic

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22nd September 1792

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40
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Battle of Jemappes

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6th November 1792

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41
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Decree of Fraternity

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19th November 1792

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42
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Execution of Louis XVI

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21st January 1793

43
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War declared on Britain + Dutch Republic.

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1st February 1793

44
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Revolutionary Tribunal established

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10th March 1793

45
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Revolt in Vendée

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11th March 1793

46
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CPS created

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6th April 1793

47
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Girondin deputies purged

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2nd June 1793

48
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New constitution approved

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24th June 1793

49
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Robespierre joined CPS

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27th July 1793

50
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Decree of levee en masse issued

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23rd August 1793

51
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Law of Suspects

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17th September 1793

52
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Year II began

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22nd September 1793

53
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General Maximum introduced

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29th September 1793

54
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New Revolutionary Calendar

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5th October 1793

55
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Battle of Wattignies

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16th October 1793

56
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Law of 14th Frimaire est. Rev. Gov.

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4th December 1793

57
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Execution of Hébertists

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24th March 1794

58
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Execution of Danton and Desmoulins

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5th April 1794

59
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Festival of Supreme Being

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8th June 1794

60
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Coup de Thermidor

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27th-28th July 1794

61
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Execution of Robespierre

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28th July 1794

62
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Law of 22nd Prairial repealed and government organised

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1st August 1794

63
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State ends financial support of Church

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18th September 1794

64
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Jacobin Club closed

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12th November 1794

65
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Formal separation of Church and State

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21st February 1795

66
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Germinal Uprising

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1st-2nd April 1795

67
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Prairial Uprising

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20th-23rd May 1795

68
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Constitution of Year III

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22nd August 1795

69
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Vendémiaire Uprising, Bonaparte appointed commander of Army of Interior

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1st October 1795

70
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Directory established

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2nd November 1795

71
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Bonaparte appointed commander in Italy

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11th March 1796

72
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Coup d’état of Fructidor

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4th September 1797

73
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Law of 22nd Floréal

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11th May 1798

74
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Coup d’état of Prairial

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18th June 1799

75
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Coup d’état of Brumaire - Napoléon overthrew Directory

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9th-10th November 1799

76
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Constitution of Year VIII

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25th December 1799

77
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Concordat signed with Pope

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15th July 1801

78
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Peace of Amiens

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27th March 1802

79
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Start of Napoleonic War

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18th May 1803

80
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Murder of Duc d’Enghien

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20th March 1804

81
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Civil Code issued

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21st March 1804

82
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Napoleon declared Emperor of French

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18th May 1804

83
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Battle of Trafalgar

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21st October 1805

84
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Forced abdication of King of Spain - Start of Peninsular War

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5th May 1805

85
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Napoleon is crowned King of Italy

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December 1805

86
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Creation of the Confederation of the Rhine

87
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Berlin Decree

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October 1806

88
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Milan Decree

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17 December 1807

89
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Spanish rises in revolt; beginning of the Peninsular War

90
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Austrian Campaign

91
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Marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise

92
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Start of the Russian Campaign

93
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Invasion of Russia

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22nd June 1812

94
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Malet affair

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September 1812

95
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Retreat from Moscow Begins

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October 1812

96
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War of the Fourth Coalition [England, Austria, Russia, Prussia v France]

97
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Treaty of Chaumont in Paris

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March 1814

98
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Napoleon Abdicates

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April 1814

99
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Louis XVIII returns

100
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First Treaty of Paris

101
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Napoleon escapes from Elba, beginning of the Hundred Days

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February 1815

102
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Napoleon abdicates again, leaving Louis XVIII as King of France

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22nd June 1815

103
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Battle of Waterloo

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18th June 1815

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