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{{Military conflict
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| conflict =French Revolution
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| date =May 5, 1789 - November 9, 1799
| location =France
| combatant1 =Old Regime
| combatant2 =Revolutionaries
| commander1 =[[Louis XVI]] <br/> [[Marie Antoinette]]
| commander2 =[[Maximilien Robespierre]] <br/> [[Georges Danton]]
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[[Image:Liberty-1793.jpg|thumb|300px|Image of Liberty holding [[Phrygian Cap]] as a symbol of liberty in one hand and new laws in the other]]
[[Image:Liberty-1793.jpg|thumb|300px|Image of Liberty holding [[Phrygian Cap]] as a symbol of liberty in one hand and new laws in the other]]
'''The French Revolution''' was a 1789 revolution which began the modern era. In a sequence of upheavals, it saw the downfall of King [[Louis XVI]], rise of [[Robespierre]] and the [[Reign of Terror]], a chaos wherein thousands were [[guillotine]]d for political differences.
'''The French Revolution''' was a 1789 revolution which began the modern era. In a sequence of upheavals, it saw the downfall of King [[Louis XVI]], rise of [[Robespierre]] and the [[Reign of Terror]], a chaos wherein thousands were [[guillotine]]d for political differences.