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The French Army defeats the Prussians at Valmy. Goethe witnessed this battle and said of it: "On this day begins a new era in the history of the world."Last session of the Legislative Assembly. September 20, 1792

The Great Fear. Following the fall of the Bastille, peasants in many places in France revolted in order demolish the remnants of "feudalism." July 15, 1789

The Holy Alliance between Russia, Prussia, and Austria is ended. September 26, 1815

The Irish Expedition (Hoche’s expedition against the British Isles) fails. A storm destroys the French fleet before it could reach Ireland. December 1796

The King concedes and orders the Nobles and the Clergy to join the National Assembly. June 27, 1789

The Law of 22 Prairial. Judicial procedures are accelerated in all accusations against enemies of the revolution. The Terror is re–enforced. Two–thirds of all executions by the Revolutionary Tribunal take place after this point. June 10, 1794

The Laws of Ventôse enacted; they authorize the seizure and redistribution of all property belonging to those suspected of working against the Republic. February 26, 1794

The Legislative Assembly elects an Executive Council of six ministers to oversee the national election of representatives to the Convention. The Assembly also authorizes the arrest throughout France of suspected enemies of the Revolution. Royalist newspapers are prohibited. August 11, 1792

The Massacre of the Champ de Mars. July 17, 1791

The National Assembly abolishes most feudal privileges, including tax exemptions, tithes, obligatory labor on roads, and the payment of seigneurial dues. August 4, 1789