1774-1776: Turgot as a French financial controller.
1776-1781: Necker as a French financial controller.
1787: King Louis XVI summoned Assembly of the notables.
1788, July; King Louis XVI made a decision to call the estates general meeting.
1789: The outbreak of the great French revolution
5th may, The summoning of the estates general meeting after 175 years.
17th June, The self proclaimed declaration of the third estate as the national Assembly.
20th June, The Tennis court oath by national assembly delegates.
23rd June The summoning of the royal session.
27th June, King Louis XVT ordered all the three estates to sit and deliberate as one body.
1July, Necker and his colleagues dismissed for the second time.
14th July, The storming and fall of Bastilles.
4th Aug, Abolition of special privileges by the national assembly: •
27th Aug, Declaration of the rights of man and citizens
5th Oct, The march of women to Versailles. •
1790: The rise to power of King Leopold II in Austria Hungary.
Feb, Suppression of monasteries and other religious groups.
April, Proclamation of religious freedom.
July, Enactment of the civil constitution of the clergy.
A decree passed requiring all catholic clergymen to take oath of allegiance to the civil constitution.
1791; Death of Mirabeau.
Promulgation of a new constitution, the power of the monarchy limited.
June, King Louis XVI's attempted flight from France, Arrested at Varennce
King Louis XVI with no choice accepted the new constitution
30th September, The national assembly concluded its work and was dissolved
1791- 1792: The legislative assembly.
1791,
The assembly constituted to replace the national assembly, Antagonism
with the King who vetoed decrees against the émigrés and non juring
clergy.
1792; April, France issued ultimatum to Austria and declared war against Austria and
Prussia.
Brunswick declaration.
Invasion of France by the allied powers.
20th June, Parisan mob attacked King Louis XVFs palace. '
Aug, Revolt in Paris. •
10th Aug, King Louis XVI suspended.
20th September, French troops defeated allied powers at the battle of Valmy.
22nd Sept, Massacre of suspected royalist prisoners i.e. September massacre. •-
1792-1795: The national convention.
1792, 21st Sept, Formation of the convention to replace the legislative assembly.
Deposition of King Louis XVI
Republican system of Government declared in France
Struggle between Jacobins (radicals) and Girondins for political dominance
1793-1794: The reign of terror in France
1793 Jan, King Louis XVI was tried, sentenced to death and guillotined on 21^1
Feb, Compulsory levy (payment) for all Frenchmen introduced.
Establishment of the committees of public safety and revolutionary tribunal. '
April, Marat attacked by the Girondins f
Formation of the first coalition consisting of England, Prussia, Russia, Austria, Spain, Holland and
Sardinia, The alliance was sustained up to 1797.
Conscription for military service ordered for all Frenchmen from 18 and 25 years old.
May, The downfall of the Girondins, proceeded by massive arrest of their leaders, " fueled" by the Jacobins.
Massive execution of nobles, clergy, wealthy men and sympathizers of the ancient regime.
Oct, Execution of Queen Marie Antoinette.
10th Nov, Execution of Madam Ronald.
Nov, Inaguration of the worship of reason, Abolition of Christian worship and promulgation of the republican calendar.
Dec, Napoleon Bonaparte suppressed the royalist uprising at Port Toulon.
1794 April, The guillotine of Danton.
28th July, Robespierre guillotine with 20 supporters.
End of the reign of terror with the death of Robespierre.
1795 Establishment of the Directory Government (1795-1799)
Re-organization of the committee of public safety, and revolutionary tribunal.
Abolition of the Jacobins club and revival of the power of the convention.
Amendment of the 1791 constitution. -
Suppression of the uprisings in Paris (Port Toulon inclusive) and restoration of
Constitutionalism.
The treaty of Basel by which Austria and Spain abandoned the first coalition.
Establishment of the Batavian republic by France.
1796
April 1796-April 1797, The Italian campaign, Napoleon I defeated
Austrian troops the battles of Lodi, Peschiera and Mantua.
The Babeuf plot.
1797 13th and 14th July, Napoleon I defeated, Austria. . '
Napoleon I appointed commander of the French troops to attack England
Battle of the Cape St. Vincent in which Spanish troops was defeated.
Declaration of the Cisalphine republic by France. (Northern Italy). ,
17th Oct, The Campofomio treaty between France and Austria.
1797 The battle of Pyramids in which Napoleon I defeated the Mameluks.
The battle of the Nile where Nelson defeated Napoleon I.
Formation of the second coalition by England, Russia, Austria, Turkey and
Naples.
Establishment of the Helvetic republic (Switzerland), Roman republic (Rome)
and Lugurian republic (Genoa).
1798-99, The Egyptian campaign against Britain
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