French Revolution Timeline Flashcards
1
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Seven Years War
A
1756-1763
2
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Louis XVI accession to throne
A
1774
3
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France entered American War of Independence
A
1778
4
Q
Economic Crisis
A
1781-1787
5
Q
Declaration of Bankruptcy
A
1788
6
Q
Meeting of Estates-General
A
5th May 1789
7
Q
Proclamation of National Assembly
A
17th June 1789
8
Q
Tennis Court Oath
A
20th June 1789
9
Q
Three estates ordered to separate
A
23rd June 1789
10
Q
Union of three estates
A
27th June 1789
11
Q
Formation of citizens’ militia
A
10th July 1789
12
Q
Necker dismissed
A
11th July 1789
13
Q
Storming of Bastille
A
14th July 1789
14
Q
Great Fear
A
20th July 1789
15
Q
August Decrees passed
A
4th August 1789
16
Q
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
A
26th August 1789
17
Q
October Days
A
5th-6th October 1789
18
Q
Nationalisation of Church land
A
2nd November 1789
19
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Creation of Paris Sections
A
21st May 1790
20
Q
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
A
12th July 1790
21
Q
Reorganisation of judiciary
A
16th August 1790
22
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Dissolution of Guilds
A
2nd March 1791
23
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Le Chapelier Law
A
14th June 1791
24
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Flight to Varennes
A
20th June 1791
25
Champ de Mars massacre
17th July 1791
26
Louis XVI accepted new constitution
14th September 1791
27
Decree against émigrés
9th November 1791
28
Louis vetoed Decree against émigrés
12th November 1791
29
Guillotine adopted for all public executions
March 1792
30
Decree against Refractory Priests
27th May 1792
31
Final abolition of Feudalism in France
17th July 1793
32
Declaration of Pillnitz
27th August 1791
33
War declared on Austria
20th April 1792
34
Prussia declared war on France
13th June 1792
35
Overthrow of Monarchy
10th August 1792
36
Invasion of N. France by Prussians
19th August 1792
37
Capture of Longwy
20th August 1792
38
September Massacres
2nd-6th September 1792
39
Proclamation of Republic
22nd September 1792
40
Battle of Jemappes
6th November 1792
41
Decree of Fraternity
19th November 1792
42
Execution of Louis XVI
21st January 1793
43
War declared on Britain + Dutch Republic.
1st February 1793
44
Revolutionary Tribunal established
10th March 1793
45
Revolt in Vendée
11th March 1793
46
CPS created
6th April 1793
47
Girondin deputies purged
2nd June 1793
48
New constitution approved
24th June 1793
49
Robespierre joined CPS
27th July 1793
50
Decree of levee en masse issued
23rd August 1793
51
Law of Suspects
17th September 1793
52
Year II began
22nd September 1793
53
General Maximum introduced
29th September 1793
54
New Revolutionary Calendar
5th October 1793
55
Battle of Wattignies
16th October 1793
56
Law of 14th Frimaire est. Rev. Gov.
4th December 1793
57
Execution of Hébertists
24th March 1794
58
Execution of Danton and Desmoulins
5th April 1794
59
Festival of Supreme Being
8th June 1794
60
Coup de Thermidor
27th-28th July 1794
61
Execution of Robespierre
28th July 1794
62
Law of 22nd Prairial repealed and government organised
1st August 1794
63
State ends financial support of Church
18th September 1794
64
Jacobin Club closed
12th November 1794
65
Formal separation of Church and State
21st February 1795
66
Germinal Uprising
1st-2nd April 1795
67
Prairial Uprising
20th-23rd May 1795
68
Constitution of Year III
22nd August 1795
69
Vendémiaire Uprising, Bonaparte appointed commander of Army of Interior
1st October 1795
70
Directory established
2nd November 1795
71
Bonaparte appointed commander in Italy
11th March 1796
72
Coup d'état of Fructidor
4th September 1797
73
Law of 22nd Floréal
11th May 1798
74
Coup d'état of Prairial
18th June 1799
75
Coup d'état of Brumaire - Napoléon overthrew Directory
9th-10th November 1799
76
Constitution of Year VIII
25th December 1799
77
Concordat signed with Pope
15th July 1801
78
Peace of Amiens
27th March 1802
79
Start of Napoleonic War
18th May 1803
80
Murder of Duc d'Enghien
20th March 1804
81
Civil Code issued
21st March 1804
82
Napoleon declared Emperor of French
18th May 1804
83
Battle of Trafalgar
21st October 1805
84
Forced abdication of King of Spain - Start of Peninsular War
5th May 1805
85
Napoleon is crowned King of Italy
December 1805
86
Creation of the Confederation of the Rhine
July 1806
87
Berlin Decree
October 1806
88
Milan Decree
17 December 1807
89
Spanish rises in revolt; beginning of the Peninsular War
1808
90
Austrian Campaign
1809
91
Marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise
1810
92
Start of the Russian Campaign
June 1812
93
Invasion of Russia
22nd June 1812
94
Malet affair
September 1812
95
Retreat from Moscow Begins
October 1812
96
War of the Fourth Coalition [England, Austria, Russia, Prussia v France]
1813-14
97
Treaty of Chaumont in Paris
March 1814
98
Napoleon Abdicates
April 1814
99
Louis XVIII returns
May 1814
100
First Treaty of Paris
May 1814
101
Napoleon escapes from Elba, beginning of the Hundred Days
February 1815
102
Napoleon abdicates again, leaving Louis XVIII as King of France
22nd June 1815
103
Battle of Waterloo
18th June 1815
