test+of+french+revolution

Major events of the Revolution 

French invasion of Russia in 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. The campaign reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a small fraction of their initial strength. Its sustained role in Russian culture may be seen in Tolstoy’s //War and Peace// and the Soviet identification with it during the German invasion of 1941-1944. Napoleon's invasion is better known in Russia as the //Patriotic War,// not to be confused with the Great Patriotic War which refers to Hitler's, rather than Napoleon's, invasion of Russia. The Patriotic War is also occasionally referred to as the "War of 1812," which is not to be confused with the conflict of the same name between the United Kingdom and the United States. In an attempt to gain increased support from Polish nationalists and patriots, Napoleon in his own words termed this war the "Second Polish War" (the first Polish war being the liberation of Poland from Russia, Prussia and Austria), because one of main goals of this war was resurrection of Polish state on territories of Lithuania, Belarus and Ukraine.  media type="file" key="British Grenadiers - Napoleonic Wars [www.keepvid.com].flv" width="360" height="270"   The tennis court oath solidified the purpose of the revolutionaries which was to take all the necessary efforts to overthrow the monarchy and establish a new constitution. The storming of the Bastille, the largest prison in Paris, in pursuit of arms and ammunitions paved for further civil disorder in the country. Peasants revolted against their unjust feudal contracts by attacking the estates of their land lords eventually winning their freedom in the August Decrees. Soon after the course of the events the assembly released the Declaration of the Rights of Man that was to establish the autonomy of the French people. The dispute was further deepened in the public as the Girondins wanted to retain the monarchy and the Jacobins wanted to oust the king. In the years that were to follow France declared was on Austria and Prussia under the Girondin led assembly due to their hostile declaration against France. The King of France was beheaded on the Guillotine and the monarchy was abolished with France now being declared as a republic. The Girondin led assembly was overthrown by the Jacobins due to their inability to manage the wars with Austria and Prussia. Under the rule of Robespierre France seemed to be moving towards restoration but the fear of counterrevolutionaries led Robespierre to take extreme actions which resulted in this time period being known as the reign of terror. Eventually Robespierre met the same fate as he was executed under the guillotine. Another period of restoration began for France under the thermidorian reaction which was soon to be overthrown under a military coup by the young General Napolean Bonaparte who then declared himself the supreme leader of the France thus putting an end to the revolution.  media type="custom" key="7137277"