Discover the major happenings of the turbulent French Revolution, a time of political and social turmoil. Discover the crucial incidents that defined this historic revolution and its effects on France and the rest of the globe, from the storming of the Bastille to the Reign of Terror.
| Event | Date |
| Storming of the Bastille | July 14, 1789 |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man | August 26, 1789 |
| Execution of Louis XVI | January 21, 1793 |
| Reign of Terror | 1793-1794 |
| Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte | 1799 |
| Coup of 18 Brumaire | November 9, 1799 |
| Napoleon crowns himself Emperor | December 2, 1804 |
| Congress of Vienna | 1814-1815 |
| Battle of Waterloo | June 18, 1815 |
| Tennis Court Oath | June 20, 1789 |
| Fall of the Bastille | July 14, 1789 |
| Abolition of Feudalism | August 4, 1789 |
| Constitution of 1791 | September 3, 1791 |
| Execution of Louis XVI | January 21, 1793 |
| Committee of Public Safety Established | April 6, 1793 |
| Reign of Terror Begins | September 5, 1793 |
| Execution of Maximilien Robespierre | July 28, 1794 |
| Rise of the Directory | 1795 |
| Coup of 18 Brumaire | November 9, 1799 |
| Napoleon Bonaparte Becomes First Consul | November 11, 1799 |
| Napoleonic Code Introduced | March 21, 1804 |
| Napoleon crowns himself Emperor | December 2, 1804 |
| Battle of Waterloo | June 18, 1815 |
| Women’s March to Versailles | October 5, 1789 |
| Formation of Women’s Political Clubs | 1790s |
| Olympe de Gouges’ Declaration of Rights | September 1791 |
| Women’s March on Versailles (June Days) | June 20, 1792 |
| Creation of the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women | 1793 |
| Execution of Maximilien Robespierre | July 28, 1794 |
| The Directory | 1795-1799 |
| Coup of 18 Brumaire | November 9, 1799 |
| Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte | 1799 |
| Napoleonic Wars and Congress of Vienna | 1804-1815 |
