ABSTRACT
1789
24 Jan Preparations begin for the election of the States General.
5 May The first meeting of the States General at Versailles.
17 June The Third Estate takes on the title of National Assembly.
13 July Widespread rioting in Paris and the looting of arms.
The decision is taken to form a civil militia for Paris.
14 July The storming of the Bastille.
18 July The Parisian National Guard is formally constituted.
July/Aug Rioting and looting by peasants all over France.
4 Aug The Assembly abolishes feudalism.
27 Aug The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen is adopted by the Assembly.
5 Oct A popular march to Versailles to bring the King back to Paris where it was held he would be safe from counterrevolutionary intrigue.
