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 Apsley, Henry
 Bathurst, Henry
 Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas
 Blake y Joyes, Joaquin
 Boissy
 Cambon, Pierre-Joseph
 Canning, George
 Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
 Cathelineau, Jacques
 Catherine II the Great
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 Dampierre, Picot
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 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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 Marat, Jean Paul
 Marie-Antoinette
 Massena, Andre
 Mortier
 Muir, James
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 Ndlambe
 Paoli, Pascale
 Pitt the Younger, William
 Robespierre, Maximilien Francois Marie
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 SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph
 Sinclair, John
 Stanislaw II
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   Adjutant General   Mortier
   Sep   Appointed Adjutant-General after the battle of Hondschoote
   Alliance   Pitt the Younger, William
     Forms a coalition with Russia, Sardinia, Spain, Naples , Prussia, Austria & Portugal
   Arrest   Hebert, Jacques Rene
  13th Mar Paris   Calls for an uprising but leading Hebertists are arrested
   Arrest   Marie-Antoinette
   Paris   Arrested alongside her husband, Louis XVI, & children
  2nd Aug Paris   Imprisoned in the Rue de Paris until 16th October
   Arrest   Muir, James
     The founder of the Scottish Friends of the People is arrested & deported for 14 yrs
   Assassination   Corday, Charlotte
  13th July Paris   A reaction to the Jacobin challenge to the Girondists
  13th July Paris   Stabs Jean-Paul Marat to death in his bath
  13th July Paris   Stabs Marat to death in his bath
   Assassination   Marat, Jean Paul
  13th July Paris   Stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, a Girondist & anti-Jacobin
   Attorney   Scott
   London   Appointed Attorney General
   Battle of Aldenhoven   Charles of Austria
  1st Mar Aldenhoven   Wins distincton during the French invasion of the Austrian Netherlands
   Battle of Froschwiller   Hoche, Louis Lazare
  22nd Dec Froschwiller   Defeats the Prussians
   Battle of Geisberg   Wurmser
  26th Dec Geisberg   Defeated in Alsace by the French under General Hoche
   Battle of Geisberg   Hoche, Louis Lazare
  26th Dec Geisberg   Defeats the Austrians under General Wurmser
   Battle of Hondschoote   Houchard, Jean-Nicholas
  8th Sep Hondschoote   Defeats an Anglo-Hanoverian army under the Duke of York
   Battle of Hondschoote   Mortier
  8th Sep Hondschoote   Fights at the battle of Hondschoote
   Battle of Kaiserslaute   Hoche, Louis Lazare
  30th Nov Kaiserslaute   Checked by the Allied forces under Brunswick
   Battle of Kaiserslaute   Friedrich Josias
  30th Nov Kaiserslaute   Checks the advance of the French under General Hoche
   Battle of Menin   Houchard, Jean-Nicholas
  13th Sep Menin   Routes the Prince of Orange
   Battle of Neerwinden   Charles of Austria
  18th Mar Aldenhoven   Wins distinctin during the French invasion of the Netherlands, defeats Dumouriez
   Battle of Neerwinden   Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier
  18th Mar Neerwinden   Attacks Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Coburg but is repulsed
   Battle of Neerwinden   Mortier
  18th Mar Namur   The French are turned back by Saxe-Coburg
   Battle of Tournai   Napoleon I
  23rd Sep Tournai   A Battle between 50,000 Allies & 45,000 French, both sides retreat
   Battle of Valenciennes   Custine
  23rd May Valenciennes   Defeated in battle against the Allies
   Battle of Wattignies   Charles of Austria
  16th Oct Wattignies   Defeated by the French
   Battle of Wattignies   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
  16th Oct Wattignies   The French raide the siege at Maubeuge as orderred by Carnot
   Battle of Wattignies   Jourdan, Jean Baptiste
  16th Oct Wattignies   Drives back Prince Saxe-Coburg & forces the Austrians to abandon the siege of Maubeuge
   Battle of Wattignies   Friedrich Josias
  16th Oct Wattignies   Driven back by the French under Jourdan
   Birth   Ferdinand I
     Birth of Ferdinand I, son of Francis II
   Birth   Houston, Sam
  2nd Mar Texas   Birth of Sam Houston
   Brigadier General   Napoleon I
  22nd Dec Paris   Appointed Brigadier
  22nd Dec Toulon   Appointed Brigadier, age 24
   Calendar   Romme, Charles
  24th Nov Paris   ,A "natural" calendar of 12 months of 30 days with names reflecting the climate
  24th Nov Paris   Helped design the calendar which is adopted by the Convention
   Capitol Hill   Washington, George
  18th Sep Capitol Hill   Lays the foundation stone of the seat of USAgovernment
   Captain   Napoleon I
  13th June Nice   Rejoins his company at Nice
  14th July Carteaux   Joins the Army of Carteaux acting against Marseilles & Toulon
   Capture of Chemille   Cathelineau, Jacques
  14th Mar Chemille   Leads counter-revolutionaries & seizes Chemille
   Capture of Conde   Friedrich Josias
  10th July Conde   Captures Conde
   Capture of Danzig   Frederick William II
  23rd Jan Danzig   Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
   Capture of Le Caire   Napoleon I
  25th Nov Le Caire   The Council of War accepts Napoleon's proposals to recapture Le Caire Peninsular
  17th Dec Le Caire   Enables the recapture of Toulon
  17th Dec Le Caire   Leads a force which recaptures Le Caire Peninsular from the British
   Capture of Lyon   Kellerman, Francois
  20th Oct Lyon   Captures Lyon from the Royalists
   Capture of Mainz   Karl Wilhelm
   Mainz   Captures Mainz from the French forces under Custine
   Capture of Thorn   Frederick William II
  23rd Jan Thorn   Prussia takes Danzig, Thorn & Great Poland
   Capture of Toulon   Napoleon I
  19th Dec Toulon   Toulon is recaptured by the revolutionaries
  22nd Dec Toulon   Captures Toulon & is made a Brigadier
   Capture of Valenciennes   Friedrich Josias
  29th July Valenciennes   Captures Valenciennes
   Capture of Vendee   Cathelineau, Jacques
   Mar Vendee   Captures the Vendee & restores the monarchy & Church
   Chef de Bataillon Napoleon I   Napoleon I
  18th Oct Toulon   Appointed Chef de Bataillon at the siege of Toulon
   Commander   Custine
  9th May   Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
   Commander   Dampierre, Picot
     Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
   Commander   Houchard, Jean-Nicholas
     Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
   Commander   Jourdan, Jean Baptiste
     Appointed Commander of the Army of the North
   Commissioner   Bathurst, Henry
     Appointed Commissioner of the Board of Control for India
   Committee PS   SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph
   Paris   Appointed Member of the Committee of Public Safety
   Committee Public Safety   Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas
   Paris   Appointed Member of the Committee of Public Safety
   Committee Public Safety   Boissy
     Appointed Member of the Committee of Public Safety
   Committee Public Safety   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
  14th Aug Paris   Appointed Member of the Committee of Public Safety
   Committee Public Safety   SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph
   Paris   Appointed Member of the Committee of Public Safety
   Constitution   Danton, Georges Jacques
  6th April   Helps form the committee of public safety which assumes dictatorial powers
   Constitution   Isnard, Maximin
     Proposes a committee of 9, the Committee of Public Safety
  6th April   The Committee of Public Safety is formed based upon Isnard's proposal
   Constitution   Paoli, Pascale
  1st July Corsica   Corsica is split into 2 in order to reduce Paoli's influence
  1st July Corsica   The Corsican Convention dissolves Corsica's Primary Assembly
   Constitution   Washington, George
  25th Feb Washington   1st USA Cabinet meeting, department heads in Washington's House
   Coup d'Etat   Marat, Jean Paul
  31st May Paris   A Jacobin committee of Marat & Montagnards calls Paris "to arms" against the Girondins
   CPS Cambon   Cambon, Pierre-Joseph
   Paris   Appointed Head of the Finance Committee
   Cult of Reason   Hebert, Jacques Rene
  10th Nov Paris   Helps found a "cult of reason"
   Death   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
   Jan Paris   Votes for the immediate execution of Louis XVI
   Death   Cathelineau, Jacques
  14th July Nantes   Death of Jacques Cathelineau, killed at the siege of Naples
   Death   Chalier, Joseph
  16th July Lyons   The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed
   Death   Custine
  28th Aug Paris   Found guilty of treason by a revolutionary tribunal & guillotined
   Death   Hebert, Jacques Rene
  24th April Paris   Death of Jacques Rene Herbert, executed
   Death   Houchard, Jean-Nicholas
   Paris   Guillotined for failing to drive the Austrians out of Eastern France
   Death   Louis XVI
  16th Jan Paris   Sentenced to death
  18th Jan Paris   The appeal against Louis ' death sentence is turned down
  21st Jan Paris   Sent to the giuillotine in the Place de la Revolution, now the Place de la Concorde
   Death   Marat, Jean Paul
  13th July Paris   Death of Jean Paul Marat, founder of "L'ami du Peuple" & deputy for Paris
   Death   Marie-Antoinette
  16th Oct Paris   Death of Marie-Antoinette, executed by the guillotine
  16th Oct Paris   The execution of Marie-Antoinette by the Guillotine
   Death   Paoli, Pascale
  17th July Paris   Declared a traitor to the French Republic & guillotined
   Declaration of Neutrality   Washington, George
  22nd April Paris   A declaration of neutrality to keep America out of the war between Britain & France
   Declaration of War   Danton, Georges Jacques
   Feb   The Convention declares war on England
  1st Feb   The French Republic declares war against Britain, Holland & Spain
   Mar   The Convention declares war on Spain
   Declaration of War   Napoleon I
  22nd Jan   France declares a war of European liberation
  22nd Jan   France declares war on Britain to defend the gains of the revolution
  1st Feb   France declares war on Britain
  1st Feb   France invades the Austrian Netherlands, threatening Britain's maritime security
   Defeat   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
   April Paris   Escapes an accusation of treason after the defeat of the Army of the North
   Defeat   Westermann, Francois
  23rd Dec Vendee   Routes the Vendee rebel army & suppresses a Counter-revolutionary revolt
   Defection   Dumouriez, Charles-Francois du Perier
  5th April   Dumouriez defects to the Allies
   Director Carnot   Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
   Paris   Appointed Member of the Directory
   Dismissal   Danton, Georges Jacques
  10th July Paris   Leaves the Committee of Public Safety
   Doctrine Natural Frontiers   Danton, Georges Jacques
   Paris   Declares the doctrine of France's natural frontiers
   Election   Canning, George
   Newtown   Elected Member of Parliament for Newtown on the Isle of Wight, a rotten borough
   Ellesmere Canal   Telford, Thomas
   Ellesmere Canal   Completion of the Elles mere Canal
   Execution of Chalier   Chalier, Joseph
  16th July Lyons   The leader of the Lyons Jacobins is executed