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Napoleon is named commander–in–chief of all French forces in Italy. March 2, 1796

Napoleon proclaims the Continental Blockade, which prohibits trade with the British Isles. November 21, 1806

Napoleon returns to France. Beginning of the Hundred Days. March 1, 1815

Napoleon sent into exile at island of Elba. May 4, 1814

Napoleon surrenders to the British. July 15, 1815

Napoleon’s second abdication. June 22, 1815

Necker is dismissed. July 11, 1789

Necker is recalled. Troops advancing toward Paris and Versailles are withdrawn. July 16, 1789

October days: The Women’s March Upon Versailles. Parisians, led by a large number of women, march upon Versailles and force the royal family back to Paris, where they take up residence at the Tuileries. Louis XVI is considered by many a "Prisoner" in Paris. The Assembly, still in Versailles, declares, in the spirit of constitutional monarchy, its inseparability from the king. Its meetings are transferred to a hall close to the Tuileries. October 5, 1789

On 18 Pluvôise Year VIII, results of the plebiscite are published and the Constitution of the Year VII is accepted. February 7, 1800