The French Revolution

From the Estates-General to Napoleon’s coup of 18 Brumaire, 1789 to 1799.

A timeline of 18 events from 1789 to 1799, by stevejeffery1703, on Timeline Source.

Events

1. The French Revolution: May 5, 1789 – Nov 9, 1799
2. Estates-General opens at Versailles: May 5, 1789
3. Tennis Court Oath: Jun 20, 1789
4. Storming of the Bastille: Jul 14, 1789
5. Feudal privileges abolished: Aug 4, 1789
6. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen: Aug 26, 1789
7. Women’s March on Versailles: Oct 5, 1789
8. Flight to Varennes: Jun 20, 1791
9. War declared on Austria: Apr 20, 1792
10. Storming of the Tuileries: Aug 10, 1792
11. September Massacres: Sep 2, 1792 – Sep 6, 1792
12. Republic proclaimed: Sep 22, 1792
13. Louis XVI executed: Jan 21, 1793
14. The Terror: Sep 1793 – Jul 27, 1794
15. Marie Antoinette executed: Oct 16, 1793
16. Fall of Robespierre: Jul 27, 1794
17. The Directory: Nov 2, 1795 – Nov 9, 1799
18. Coup of 18 Brumaire: Nov 9, 1799