French Revolution Timeline

(1789 - 1799)

The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France, resulting in the end of the monarchy and the rise of the First French Republic. More Less

Pre-Revolutionary Events

May 5, 1789

Revolution Begins

Jul 14, 1789

Aug 4, 1789

Aug 26, 1789

Oct 5, 1789

Jun 20, 1791

Oct 1, 1791

Jan 21, 1793

Reign of Terror

Apr 6, 1793

Sep 5, 1793

Oct 16, 1793

Jul 28, 1794

Rise of Napoleon

Nov 2, 1795

Nov 9, 1799

Dec 24, 1799

Jun 14, 1800

Mar 27, 1802

Mar 21, 1804

Dec 2, 1804

End of the Revolution

Nov 9, 1799

Key Facts

  1. The French Revolution began with the Storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789.
  2. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was adopted by the National Assembly on August 26, 1789.
  3. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were executed by guillotine in 1793.
  4. Maximilien Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror from 1793 to 1794.
  5. Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in a coup d'état in 1799, ending the French Revolution.

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