1792
Abdication Clause Speech
Vergniaud argued that the Constitution allowed the king to be treated as having abdicated if he failed to resist armed enemies.
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Vergniaud argued that the Constitution allowed the king to be treated as having abdicated if he failed to resist armed enemies.
Georges Jacques Danton organized the rising that overthrows the monarchy.
Organizes the rising that overthrows the monarchy
At the National Convention argues successfully for immediate abolition of the monarchy
At the National Convention argues successfully for immediate abolition of the monarchy.
The 1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
The 1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy
The 1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
The National Convention abolished royalty in France, formally ending Louis XVI's kingship.
Louis XVI received legal assistance from Malesherbes, Tronchet and de Sèze in preparing his defense.
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Charles-Francois du Perier Dumouriez was appointed Commander of the Army of the North.
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest.
Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family
Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family.
Brissot delivered a major speech attacking enemies of the Constitution and criticizing the royal court.
Barras supported the revolutionary movement that overthrew the monarchy during the August insurrection.
Desmoulins worked with Danton and militants of the Theatre-Francais district during the insurrection against the monarchy.
Brissot pressed for a firm response to Austria and became a leading advocate of revolutionary war.
Forced to wear the Bonnet Rouge, emblem of the Revolution
Forced to wear the Bonnet Rouge, emblem of the Revolution.
The Brunswick Manifesto threatened Paris if the royal family were harmed, further damaging confidence in Louis XVI.
Carnot was appointed a commissioner to help organize the camp at Chalons during the growing military emergency.
Carnot was sent to the camp at Chalons to help form a new army for national defence.
Appointed Capitaine en Second
Appointed Captain in the 4th Artillery
Napoleon I was appointed captain in the 4th Artillery Regiment.
Appointed Captain in the 4th Artillery
Captures Frankfurt from the French forces under Custine
Captures Brussels
Verdun is captured by the Austrians
After abolition of the monarchy, revolutionary authorities increasingly referred to the former Louis XVI as Louis Capet.
The Coinage Act establishes the United States Mint and a decimal national currency.
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
Announces to the Assembly that the Jacobins are a state within a state
Announces to the Assembly that the Jacobins are a state within a state.
Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests & accused of undermining the constitution
Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests and accused of undermining the constitution.
Appointed Member of National Convention
Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot became a member of the National Convention.
The National Convention decided that Louis XVI would be tried by the Convention itself.
Organizes the rising that overthrows the monarchy
The Jacobins assumed more and more power during the spring of 1793, with the support of the Parisian mob, which overawed the Convention, culminating in a coup at the end of May
Prussia declares war on France against the anti-monarchism of the Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly declares war on the "King of Bohemia & Hungary"
The Legislative Assembly declares war on the "King of Bohemia and Hungary".
Addresses the Assembly & says war will be inevitable if the emigres are not dispersed
Louis XVI addressed the Assembly and says war will be inevitable if the emigres are not dispersed.
Louis XVI appeared before the Convention while Raymond de Sèze presented the principal legal defense against the charges.
Demonstrators entered the Tuileries on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath and demanded changes to royal vetoes and ministers.
Louis XVI took place on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath and the Flight to Varennes. Listens to demands for new laws on priests and federes and to recall ministers. Dons the cap of liberty.
Takes place on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath & the Flight to Varennes. Listens to demands for new laws on priests & federes & to recall ministers. Dons the cap of liberty
Dissolves the Paris demonstrations
Jerome Petion dissolved the Paris demonstrations.
Demands for the deposition of Louis XVI intensified as Parisian sections challenged the survival of constitutional monarchy.
Appointed Member of National Convention
Louis XVI dismissed leading Girondin ministers after disputes over his vetoes and the conduct of revolutionary government.
Elected Deputy Commissioner
Eure-et-Loir chose Brissot for the Convention, where he became one of the best-known Girondin leaders.
Barere was elected to the National Convention and generally aligned with the Plain before joining emergency government.
Barras was elected to the National Convention as a deputy for the Var.
Billaud-Varenne was elected to the National Convention for Paris and sat with the Mountain.
Carnot was elected to the National Convention for Pas-de-Calais while engaged in military organization.
Danton was elected to the National Convention for Paris after serving as justice minister.
Paris voters sent Desmoulins to the Convention, where he took his seat with the Montagnards.
Robespierre was elected to the National Convention and took his place among the Montagnards.
Gironde electors returned Vergniaud to national office, sending the prominent orator to the new Convention.
Robespierre supported the death sentence for Louis XVI, arguing that the former king had betrayed the nation.
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest
Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest
Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest.
The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob, Lafayette surrenders to Austria
The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob, Lafayette surrenders to Austria.
Louis XVI vetoed the decree establishing a camp of twenty thousand provincial fédérés near Paris.
Louis XVI replaced dismissed Girondin ministers with a ministry associated more closely with constitutional monarchists.
Louis XVI addressed the Convention after his defense and denied intending to shed the blood of the French people.
Louis XVI appeared before the Convention and answered questions concerning the charges brought against him.
Saint-Just used his first major Convention speech to argue that Louis XVI should be treated as an enemy rather than an ordinary citizen.
Brunel's naval service ends when his frigate pays off its crew and he returns to Normandy.
Olympe de Gouges aligned herself with moderate Girondin politics after the fall of the monarchy.
Brissotins and future Girondins remain influential in the Jacobin network before later conflict with the Mountain
Brissotins and future Girondins remain influential in the Jacobin network before later conflict with the Mountain.
Louis XVI appointed ministers associated with the Girondins as pressure grew for a more confrontational foreign policy.
Louis XVI and the royal family were imprisoned in the Temple after the monarchy's suspension.
The Convention received a report setting out accusations against Louis XVI before his formal interrogation.
The fall of the monarchy after the insurrection of 10 August strengthens radical clubs and sections in Paris
The fall of the monarchy after the insurrection of 10 August strengthens radical clubs and sections in Paris.
Fighting begins along the Flanders frontier, Lafayette commands the French forces
Fighting begins along the Flanders frontier, Lafayette commands the French forces.
Brunswick leads an Allied Army into France
Moves Austro-Prussian troops towards the Austrian border with France
Discovery of documents in the Tuileries iron chest strengthened accusations that Louis XVI had secretly dealt with political opponents of the Revolution.
The Jacobins assumed more and more power during the spring of 1793, with the support of the Parisian mob, which overawed the Convention, culminating in a coup at the end of May
Renamed to the Societe des Jacobins, amis de la liberte et de legalite
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Vetos the law to dissolve the King's Guard
Vetos the law to dissolve the King's Guard.
Henry Dundas, Home Secretary, proposes a compromise of so-gradual abolition over a number of years, passsed by 230 to 85 votes, but the compromise is la clever ploy to indefinitly delay final abolition
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers
Appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers
Napoleon I was appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers.
Louis XVI exercised no effective royal authority after his suspension and imprisonment following the insurrection of 10 August.
Suspected "traitors" of the Revolution are massacred
Suspected "traitors" of the Revolution are massacred.
Danton became minister of justice after the overthrow of the monarchy during the August insurrection.
Takes advantage of chaos in France to mobilize the Austro-Prussian troops
Appears at the bar of the Assembly & demands the dissolution of the Jacobins
Appears at the bar of the Assembly and demands the dissolution of the Jacobins.
Appointed Member of National Convention
Appointed Member of National Convention
The National Convention abolishes monarchy and Jacobin deputies become central to republican politics
The National Convention abolishes monarchy and Jacobin deputies become central to republican politics.
At the National Convention argues successfully for immediate abolition of the monarchy
1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy
1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
Saint-Just enters national politics and becomes associated with the radical Jacobin Mountain
Saint-Just enters national politics and becomes associated with the radical Jacobin Mountain.
Because of Talleyrand-Perigords aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest
Danton urged bold national resistance as enemy armies advanced and Paris faced an acute military crisis.
Raises a force from the National Guard to march on the Jacobins but fails
Raises a force from the National Guard to march on the Jacobins but fails.
Carnot supported distributing large numbers of muskets and pikes to National Guards during the crisis of 1792.
Olympe de Gouges publicly opposed escalating revolutionary violence and criticized the politics associated with the Terror.
Louis XVI sent orders intended to halt continued fighting by the Swiss Guard as the defense of the Tuileries collapsed.
Lafayette secretly sought an armistice with Austria.
Secretly seeks an armistice with Austria
The Convention placed Barere in the presidential chair as proceedings against Louis XVI moved toward formal trial.
As Convention president, Barere presided during proceedings in which Louis XVI was questioned by the deputies.
Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carnot was sent to inspect the Army of the Rhine and to purge the Army.
Sent to inspect the Army of the Rhine & to purge the Army
Carnot was sent to organize defence on the Spanish frontier and developed plans for the Pyrenean region.
Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements
Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements.
One of the Deputies who defends Louis XVI from the mob
One of the Deputies who defends Louis XVI from the mob.
One of the Deputies who defends Louis XVI from the mob
Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest
Henry Dundas, Home Secretary, proposes a compromise of so-gradual abolition over a number of years, passsed by 230 to 85 votes, but the compromise is la clever ploy to indefinitly delay final abolition
Louis XVI refused to sanction legislation providing for the deportation of refractory priests accused of encouraging counter-revolution.
Louis XVI and the royal family left the Tuileries and sought protection inside the Legislative Assembly.
Louis XVI refused to withdraw his constitutional vetoes despite direct pressure from demonstrators inside the Tuileries.
The new French Republic creates a political setting in which the Jacobin Club becomes more openly republican
The new French Republic creates a political setting in which the Jacobin Club becomes more openly republican.
Louis XVI requested legal assistance after hearing the charges presented against him by the Convention.
Resigns after Louis vetos a law to dissolve the King's Guard
Resigns after Louis vetos a law to dissolve the King's Guard.
Lafayette enters Austrian custody after crossing the frontier.
Lafayette is detained by Austria after leaving revolutionary France.
Under the Treaty of Jassy Russia returns Bessarabia to Turkey
The Treaty of Jassy legitimizes Russian claima to the Crimea
Under the Treaty of Jassy Russia returns Moldova to Turkey
Danton appointed Desmoulins as a secretary in the Ministry of Justice after the August insurrection.
1st day of the siege of Namur
Final day of the siege of Namur
Leads 50,000 & halts the Prussian advance on Paris under the Duke of Brunswick
The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob
Henry Dundas, Home Secretary, proposes a compromise of so-gradual abolition over a number of years, passsed by 230 to 85 votes, but the compromise is la clever ploy to indefinitly delay final abolition
Wilberforce again presents a bill calling for abolition, the memorable debate that followed brought contributions from the greatest orators in the house, William Pitt and Charles Fox, as well as Wilberforce himself. Henry Dundas, Home Secretary, proposes a compromise of so-gradual abolition over a number of years, passsed by 230 to 85 votes, but the compromise is la clever ploy to indefinitly delay final abolition
Lafayette crosses the border & surrenders to Austria
Lafayette crosses the border and surrenders to Austria.
The Legislative Assembly suspended Louis XVI and transferred executive authority to a provisional ministerial council.
First performance of "The Surprise Symphony" at Vienna
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Supports the condemnation of Louis XVI to death for treason:"It is with regret that I pronounce, the fatal truth: Louis ought to perish rather than a hundred thousand virtuous citizens; Louis must die, that the country may live"
Russia retains all conquered territory east of the Dniester River. A pact between the Russian and Ottoman Empires ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1787-92 and confirming Russias increasing dominance in the Black Sea
Signed by Grand Vizier Yusuf-Pasha and Prince Bezborodko (who had succeeded Prince Potemkin as the head of the Russian delegation upon the latters death). Russia returns Moldova & Bessarabia to Turkey.
The Treaty recognizes Russias 1783 annexation of the Crimean Khanate and transfers Yedisan to Russia making the Dniester the Russo-Turkish frontier in Europe. The Treaty of Jassy legitimizes Russian claima to the Crimea.
Tipu Sultan accepts the Treaty of Seringapatam, ceding territory and providing hostages after the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
As mayor of Paris, Petion tried to limit the crowd invasion of the Tuileries during the demonstration of 20 June.
Napoleon witnessed the revolutionary crisis surrounding the assault on the Tuileries while he was in Paris.
Demonstrators entered the Tuileries and confronted Louis XVI over his vetoes and dismissal of Girondin ministers.
Insurrectionary forces attacked the Tuileries, destroying the remaining practical authority of Louis XVI's constitutional monarchy.
Robespierre warns in the club that war may strengthen generals and endanger the Revolution
Robespierre warns in the club that war may strengthen generals and endanger the Revolution.
Louis XVI formally proposed war against the King of Bohemia and Hungary, and the Legislative Assembly approved the declaration.
Jacobins and Girondins debate the war after France declares war on Austria
Jacobins and Girondins debate the war after France declares war on Austria.
Birth of Andres de Santa Cruz y Calahumana
Birth of James Robert George Graham
Birth of John Frederick William Herschel
Death of George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
Sees his 1st military action
Defeats the Austrians after their capture of Lille
Helps Dumouriez the Austrians after their capture of Lille
The Prussians are forced to retreat back across their border. Leads 50,000 & halts the Prussian advance on Paris under the Duke of Brunswick
Withdraws Allied forces back into Germany
Defeated by General Dumouriez & forced back across the Prussian border
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