The following is a chronological statement of the most important events mentioned in this volume, as well as of those directly connected with the French Revolution: August 23, 1754 | Birth of Louis XVI. | 1770 | Marriage of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. | 1774 | Louis XVI ascends the throne. | March 27, 1785 | Birth of Louis XVII. | 1789 | Louis XVII becomes Dauphin. | May 5, 1789 | Meeting of States General. Revolutionary agitations. | June 17, 1789 | Third Estate takes the name of Constituent Assembly. | July 14, 1789 | Storming of the Bastille. | July 14, 1790 | The “Feast of the Pikes” on the Champ de Mars, and the oath of Federation. | June 20, 1791 | Flight of the Royal Family to Varennes. | June 25, 1791 | Brought back to Paris as captives. | September, 1791 | Constitution adopted. | April, 1792 | War with Prussia and Austria. | September21,1792 | Proclamation of the Republic. | January 21, 1793 | Execution of Louis XVI. | March, 1793 | Establishment of Revolutionary Tribunal. | April, 1793 | Establishment of Committee of Public Safety. | July 3, 1793 | Imprisonment of the Dauphin in the Temple. | July 13, 1793 | Assassination of Marat. | October 16, 1793 | Execution of Marie Antoinette. | 1793-94 | Reign of Terror. | April 6, 1794 | Execution of Danton. | July 27, 1794 | Execution of Robespierre. | June 8, 1795 | Death of the Dauphin in the Temple. | October 5, 1795 | Victory of Buonaparte over the Sections. | 1796 | Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars. | November, 1799 | Beginning of the Consulate. | 1802 | Napoleon made Life Consul. | March 18, 1804 | Establishment of the Empire. |
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