- Estates General: May 1789
- Storming of the Bastille: July 14, 1789
- French Revolutionary Wars begin: April 1792
- Insurrection of 10 August 1792
- French First Republic: September 1792
- Reign of Terror: 1793 - 1794
- Louis XVI executed: 1793
- Reign of Terror deaths: 16,000
- Consulate led by Napoleon Bonaparte seize power: 1799