Napoleon Timeline
June 17th, 1789: The Third Estate Declares itself to be a National Assembly. They invited the nobles and clergy to join them in this single-chambered legislature.June 20th, 1789: Tennis Court Oath declared. In fear that they would be stopped, the members of the National Assembly regrouped at a local indoor tennis court and swore not to break up until France had a new constitution.July 14th, 1789: Mob storms the Bastille in Paris. The Bastille was a large fortress on the eastern edge of the city. The storming of the Bastille marked that attempts at reform had become a full-blown revolution. Faced with this revolt, the monarchy backed down.August 14th, 1789: Nobles and clergy in the National Assembly give up their privileges out of fear. The National Assembly announced the end of feudalism
December 2nd, 1804: Napoleon crowns himself as Emperor of France. This was a prologue to the new constitution that wasn't written yet. April 20th, 1792: France declares war on Austria. This started the elimination all whom Robespierre considered to be enemies of the Revolution, both extremists and moderates. It proclaimed France as a united, self-governing kingdom, broke up the entire system of royal administration, and adopted a system of federalism that shifted authority from Paris to the local areas. October, 1793: Reign of Terror begins led by Robespierre. January 6th, 1800: Bank of France established. September 14th, 1812: Napoleon and his army enter Moscow to find the city had already been burned and it was almost nearly abandoned. December 12th, 1799: Napoleon becomes First Consul. May, 1803: Great Britain declares war on France. It was a short, to the point document guaranteeing basic personal rights such as property, free speech, and personal security. 1791: Louis XVI accepts the constitution written by the National Assembly.
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