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Bastille Day
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July 14, 1789; peasants stormed the bastille (prison) for ammunition and took it over
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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a statement of the revolutionary ideals adopted by France's National Assembly, 1789
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Battle of Trafalgar
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an 1805 naval battle i which Napoleon's forces were defeated by a British fleet under command of Nelson; decided not to invade Britain
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Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleon's first defeat
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Coup de 'etat
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takeover (how Napoleon gained power)
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