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| Alliance Leopold II |  |
| Paris Concludes an Alliance with Prussia against France |
| Arrest Louis XVI |  |
| 13th Aug Paris Louis is imprisoned in the Temple with his family |
| Arrest Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Dec Because of Talleyrand-Perigord's aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest |
| Battle of Jemappes Charles of Austria | |
| 6th Nov Jemappes Sees his 1st military action |
| Battle of Jemappes Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier | |
| 6th Nov Jemappes Defeats the Austrians after their capture of Lille |
| Battle of Jemappes Mortier | |
| 6th Nov Jemappes Helps Dumouriez the Austrians after their capture of Lille |
| Battle of Mons Brissot, Jean-Paul | |
| Mons Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee" |
| Battle of Mons Lafayette | |
| Mons The French are forced to retreat after the battle of Mons |
| Battle of Tournai Brissot, Jean-Paul | |
| Tournai Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee" |
| Battle of Tournai Lafayette | |
| Tournai The French are forced to retreat |
| Battle of Valmy Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier | |
| 20th Sep Valmy Leads 50,000 & halts the Prussian advance on Paris under the Duke of Brunswick |
| 20th Sep Valmy The Prussians are forced to retreat back across their border |
| Battle of Valmy Karl Wihelm |  |
| 20th Sep Valmy Withdraws Allied forces back into Germany |
| Battle of Valmy Karl Wilhelm of Brunswick | |
| 20th Sep Valmy Defeated by General Dumouriez & forced back across the Prussian border |
| Birth Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen |  |
| Birth of Adelaide, daughter of the Duke of Saxe-Coburg |
| Birth Graham, James Robert George | |
| 1st June Birth of James Robert George Graham |
| Bonnet Rouge Wearing Louis XVI | |
| 20th June Paris Forced to wear the Bonnet Rouge, emblem of the Revolution |
| Captain Napoleon I | |
| 6th Feb Appointed Capitaine en Second |
| 30th Aug Appointed Captain in the 4th Artillery |
| Capture of Brussels Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier | |
| 16th Nov Paris Captures Brussels |
| Capture of Frankfurt Ferdinand | |
| 2nd Dec Frankfurt Captures Frankfurt from the French forces under Custine |
| Capture of Longwy Ferdinand | |
| Longwy Captures the fortress of Longwy |
| Capture of Mainz Custine, Adam Philippe de | |
| Paris Captures Mainz & advances as far as Frankfurt |
| Capture of Verdun Louis XVI | |
| Sep Verdun Verdun is captured by the Austrians |
| Capture of Verdun Ferdinand | |
| Verdun Captures the fortress of Verdun & moves toweard Paris |
| Citizenship Bentham, Jeremy | |
| Made an honorary citizen of France |
| Commander Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier | |
| Sep Appointed Commander of the Army of the North |
| Commander Lafayette | |
| Appointed Comander of the Northern Army |
| Commander Howe | |
| Channel Appointed Commander of the Channel Fleet |
| English Channel Appointed Commander of the Channel Fleet |
| Composition Haydn, Joseph | |
| 23rd Mar Vienna First performance of "The Surprise Symphony" at Vienna |
| Composition Cimarosa, Domenico |  |
| Composes, "Il Matrimonio Segreto" |
| Constitution Lafayette | |
| 18th June Announces to the Assembly that the Jacobins are a state within a state |
| Constitution Louis XVI | |
| 29th Nov Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests & accused of undermining the constitution |
| Convention Boissy Boissy | |
| Paris Appointed Member of the Convention for Paris |
| Convention Carnot Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite | |
| Paris Appointed of the Convention |
| Sep Paris Appointed Member of the National Convention |
| Convention Ducos Ducos, Pierre Roger | |
| Paris Appointed Member of the Convention for Paris |
| Convention Robespierre Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie | |
| Paris Appointed Member of the Convention for Paris |
| Death Leopold II | |
| Death of Leopold II |
| Declaration of War Louis XVI | |
| 20th April The Legislative Assembly declares war on the "King of Bohemia & Hungary" |
| 14th Dec Address es the Assembly & says war will be inevitable if the emigres are not dispersed |
| Declaration of War Frederick II | |
| 13th June Berlin Prussia declares war on France against the anti-monarchism of the Legislative Assembly |
| Defeat Brissot, Jean-Paul | |
| Paris Blames the French defeats at Mons & Tournai on treason & an "Austrian Committee" |
| Demonstrations Louis XVI | |
| 20th June Paris Dons the cap of liberty |
| 20th June Paris Listens to demands for new laws on priests & federes & to recall ministers |
| 20th June Paris Takes place on the anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath & the Flight to Varennes |
| Demonstrations Petion, Jerome | |
| 20th June Paris Dissolves the Paris demonstrations |
| Deputy Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite | |
| Sep Paris Appointed Member of the National Convention |
| Diplomacy Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Sent twice to Britain to avoid war |
| Dismissal Petion, Jerome | |
| Paris Dismissed as Mayor, reducing patriot influence in Paris |
| Dismissal Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Dismisses his Lord Chancellor for publicly dissociating from the "Sinking Fund" |
| Election Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas | |
| Elected Deputy for Paris to the National Convention |
| 10th Aug Elected Deputy Commissioner |
| Envoy Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Appointed Envoy to England |
| Execution of Louis XVI Cambon, Pierre-Joseph | |
| Paris Votes for the execution of Louis XVI |
| Exile of Brissot Brissot, Jean-Paul | |
| 27th May Paris Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest |
| Exile of Lafayette Lafayette | |
| 10th Aug Paris The Tuileries is stormed by the Paris mob, Lafayette surrenders to Austria |
| Exile of Talleyrand Perigord Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de | |
| Talleyrand-Perigord leaves Paris for England just at the beginning of September Massacres, declines ‚migr‚ status |
| Dec Because of Talleyrand-Perigord's aristocratic background the National Convention issue a warrant for his arrest |
| Girondin Party Brissot, Jean-Paul | |
| Paris Leads a pro-war faction in the Jacobin Party & founds the Girondins |
| Invasion of Flanders Lafayette | |
| 20th April Flanders Fighting begins along the Flanders frontier, Lafayette commands the French forces |
| Invasion of France Leopold II | |
| 7th Feb Paris Moves Austro-Prussian troops towards the Austrian border with France |
| Invasion of France Ferdinand | |
| 19th Aug Brunswick leads an Allied Army into France |
| Invention Rope Making Cartwright, Edmund | |
| Invents a rope making machine |
| LCS Tooke, John Horne | |
| London Hardy & Took found the London Corresponding Society |
| Legislation Wilberforce, William | |
| 2nd April 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 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Napoleon I | |
| April Appointed 2nd Lieutenant-Colonel of 2nd Battalion of Corsican Volunteers |
| 1st April Appointed 2nd Lieutenant-Colonel of 2nd Battalion of Corsican Volunteers |
| London Corresponding Society Hardy, Thomas | |
| London Hardy & Took found the London Corresponding Society |
| Massacre Traitors Louis XVI | |
| Sep Paris Suspected "traitors" of the Revolution are massacred |
| Minister of War Narbonne | |
| Appointed Minister of War, claims to be the illegitimate son of Louis XV |
| Mobilization Frederick William II | |
| 7th Feb Paris Takes advantage of chaos in France to mobilize the Austro-Prussian troops |
| Monarchy Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas | |
| Paris In the National Convention demands the abolition of the Monarchy |
| Monarchy Danton, Georges Jacques | |
| 10th Aug Paris Organizes the rising that overthrows the monarchy |
| Monarchy Herbois, Collot de | |
| 21st Sep Paris At the National Convention argues successfully for immediate abolition of the monarchy |
| Monarchy Louis XVI | |
| 29th Sep Paris 1st session of the National Convention abolishes the monarchy |
| National Assembl Lafayette | |
| 28th June Paris Appears at the bar of the Assembly & demands the dissolution of the Jacobins |
| National Convention Barras, Paul Francois | |
| Paris Appointed National Convention |
| National Guard Lafayette | |
| 29th June Paris Raises a force from the National Guard to march on the Jacobins but fails |
| Party Leader Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie | |
| Paris Appointed Leader of the Mountain Party |
| Peace Lafayette | |
| June Paris Secretly seeks an armistice with Austria |
| Peace Catherine II the Great |  |
| Jassy Peace is agreed between Turkey & Russia at Jassy |
| Jessy The Rumanian principalities are returned to Turkey |
| River Dniester The River Dniester becomes the new frontier between Russia & Turkey |
| Peace Selim III |  |
| Jassy Establishes peace with Austria & Russia |
| Peerage Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Created Marquis Cornwallis , 1st |
| President Dumas | |
| Appointed President of the Assembly |
| President West, Benjamin | |
| Appointed President of the Royal Academy |
| Prime Minister Godoy, Manuel de |  |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Spain |
| Publication Holcroft, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "The Road to Ruin" |
| Publication Paine, Thomas | |
| Publication of, "The Rights of Man", 2nd part |
| Publication Wolsencraft, Mary | |
| Dismisses Rousseau's notion women are inferior to men, argues for equal opportunities |
| Publication of, "A Vindication of the Rights of Women" |
| Purge Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite | |
| Aug Paris Sent to inspect the Army of the Rhine & to purge the Army |
| Rebellion Isnard, Maximin | |
| 20th June Paris One of the Deputies who defends Louis XVI from the mob |
| Rebellion Napoleon I | |
| 14th Sep Corsica Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements |
| Reform Brissot, Jean-Paul | |
| Paris The Kings Guard is dissolved & replaced by 20,000 volunteer National Guards |
| 27th May Paris Gets the Assembly to pass a law exiling refractory priest |
| Reform Cambon, Pierre-Joseph | |
| Paris Secures a decree taking property of the Church & nobility in conquered territories |
| Reform Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 1st assertion collective cabinet responsibility |
| Reform Wilberforce, William | |
| 2nd April 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 |
| Republican Party Jefferson, Thomas |  |
| Helps found the Republican Party, defends agrarian interests & states' rights |
| Resignation Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier | |
| June Paris Resigns after Louis vetos a law to dissolve the Kings Guard |
| Rule of Bessarabia Catherine II the Great | |
| 9th Jan Bessarabia Under the treaty of Jassy Russia returns Bessarabia to Turkey |
| Rule of Crimea Catherine II the Great | |
| 9th Jan Jassy The treaty of Jassy legitimizes Russian claima to the Crimea |
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