Chronology of Important Evernts of French Revolution

S No. year Date Event

1 1775 American Revolution
Winter Famine cuased food Shortage in
2 1788
France
Tennis Court Oath/Formation of National
20-Jun
Assembly
11-Jul King dismiised Finance Minister Necker
14-Jul Storming of Bastile
3 1789
4-Aug Abolishment of Feudalism
26-Aug Declaration of Rights of Men
5-Oct Women March toward Versailles
6-Oct king louis brought back to Paris
4 1790 19-May National Assembly Abolishes Nobility
King and Queen flee, but captured at
June
Varannes
5 1791 Declaration of Pillnitz: Austria and Prussia
August
express support for King Louis
September First Constituion Ratified
April France Delares war on Austria
April Start of Reign of Terror/ First Guillotine
June Prussia Declares war on France
august Paris Commune established
6 1792 August Parisians Storm Tuileries Palace

August King's all power confiscated and arrested

September France defeated Prussia at Valmy battle

21-Sep French Republic proclaimed
21-Jan King Louis XVI Executed
France declared war on Britain and
February
Netherlands
7 1793
April Committee of Public Safety founded
June 2nd Constitution Proclaimed
October Queen Executed
8 1794 July Robespierre guillotined
Directory Formed
September 3rd Constitutiion Approved
9 1795
General Napoleon Supressed Royalist
October
Rebellion
10 1796 Napoleon Campaign in Italy
11 1798 Napoleon Campaign in Egypt
12 1799 Napoleoon Became first consule

Napoleonic Era

S No. year Date Event

Feb Treaty of Lunevile
1 1801
1 1801
July Concordat with Catholic Church
March Treaty of Amiens
May Educational Reforms
2 1802 May established Legion of Honour
4th Constitution/ Napoleon became consul
August
for life
3 1803 May Britain Declares war on France
March Introduction of Napoleonic Code
4 1804
December Proclaimed himself Emperor
August Holy Roman Empire Abolished
5 1806
November establishment of Continental System

Treaty of Tilsit between Russia and France,

6 1807 june
Russia joined continental System

march Imperial University established

Portugal Revolted against Continental
7 1808 July
System
July Peninsular war begag
8 1809 May First defeat to Napoleon
Napoleon Attacked Russia
9 1812
December Napoleon's Army Expelled From Russia
Napoleon Abdicate His throne and Louis XVIII
April
10 1814 restored to throne
May Napoleon Exiled to Elba
Napoleon return From Elba
Reched paris
start 100 Days rule of Napoleon
11 1815
Napoleon's Defeat in battle of Waterloo
Louis XVIII restored Again
Napoleon Exiled to St Helena Island
12 1821 5-May Napoleon Died in St Helena