French Revolution Timeline Flashcards

1
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Seven Years War

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1756-1763

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2
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Louis XVI accession to throne

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1774

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3
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France entered American War of Independence

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1778

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4
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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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6
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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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8
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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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11
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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

A

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

A

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.

A

1st February 1793

44
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Revolutionary Tribunal established

A

10th March 1793

45
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Revolt in Vendée

A

11th March 1793

46
Q

CPS created

A

6th April 1793

47
Q

Girondin deputies purged

A

2nd June 1793

48
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New constitution approved

A

24th June 1793

49
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Robespierre joined CPS

A

27th July 1793

50
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Decree of levee en masse issued

A

23rd August 1793

51
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Law of Suspects

A

17th September 1793

52
Q

Year II began

A

22nd September 1793

53
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General Maximum introduced

A

29th September 1793

54
Q

New Revolutionary Calendar

A

5th October 1793

55
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Battle of Wattignies

A

16th October 1793

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

A

4th December 1793

57
Q

Execution of Hébertists

A

24th March 1794

58
Q

Execution of Danton and Desmoulins

A

5th April 1794

59
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Festival of Supreme Being

A

8th June 1794

60
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Coup de Thermidor

A

27th-28th July 1794

61
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Execution of Robespierre

A

28th July 1794

62
Q

Law of 22nd Prairial repealed and government organised

A

1st August 1794

63
Q

State ends financial support of Church

A

18th September 1794

64
Q

Jacobin Club closed

A

12th November 1794

65
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Formal separation of Church and State

A

21st February 1795

66
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Germinal Uprising

A

1st-2nd April 1795

67
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Prairial Uprising

A

20th-23rd May 1795

68
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Constitution of Year III

A

22nd August 1795

69
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Vendémiaire Uprising, Bonaparte appointed commander of Army of Interior

A

1st October 1795

70
Q

Directory established

A

2nd November 1795

71
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Bonaparte appointed commander in Italy

A

11th March 1796

72
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Coup d’état of Fructidor

A

4th September 1797

73
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Law of 22nd Floréal

A

11th May 1798

74
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Coup d’état of Prairial

A

18th June 1799

75
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Coup d’état of Brumaire - Napoléon overthrew Directory

A

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

A

15th July 1801

78
Q

Peace of Amiens

A

27th March 1802

79
Q

Start of Napoleonic War

A

18th May 1803

80
Q

Murder of Duc d’Enghien

A

20th March 1804

81
Q

Civil Code issued

A

21st March 1804

82
Q

Napoleon declared Emperor of French

A

18th May 1804

83
Q

Battle of Trafalgar

A

21st October 1805

84
Q

Forced abdication of King of Spain - Start of Peninsular War

A

5th May 1805

85
Q

Napoleon is crowned King of Italy

A

December 1805

86
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Creation of the Confederation of the Rhine

A

July 1806

87
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Berlin Decree

A

October 1806

88
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Milan Decree

A

17 December 1807

89
Q

Spanish rises in revolt; beginning of the Peninsular War

A

1808

90
Q

Austrian Campaign

A

1809

91
Q

Marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise

A

1810

92
Q

Start of the Russian Campaign

A

June 1812

93
Q

Invasion of Russia

A

22nd June 1812

94
Q

Malet affair

A

September 1812

95
Q

Retreat from Moscow Begins

A

October 1812

96
Q

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

A

1813-14

97
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Treaty of Chaumont in Paris

A

March 1814

98
Q

Napoleon Abdicates

A

April 1814

99
Q

Louis XVIII returns

A

May 1814

100
Q

First Treaty of Paris

A

May 1814

101
Q

Napoleon escapes from Elba, beginning of the Hundred Days

A

February 1815

102
Q

Napoleon abdicates again, leaving Louis XVIII as King of France

A

22nd June 1815

103
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Battle of Waterloo

A

18th June 1815