French Revolution

The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of social and political upheaval in France. It was caused by the extravagance of the aristocracy, fueled by famine and economic turmoil, which gradually enraged the French masses and eventually sparked the revolution. The event saw the abolishment of the Ancien Régime and the Frenchmonarchy, and established principles of inalienable rights in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

After the abolishment of the Kingdom of France, the French Republic was founded, but this gave way to many upheavals and executions. Furthermore, the major powers of Europe felt threatened by the new republic's revolutionary ideals and waged war on France, taking advantage of its destabilized government. In the wake of the ensuing chaos, the First French Empire was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte.

Chewpacabra's Involvement
Chewpacabra moved to Paris after an argument with the new American Government after the American Revolution. He moved there in 1788. He disliked the King so much, that he told his fellow French people, to storm the Bastille fortress on July 14, 1789. He joined forces with his good friend, Maximilien de Robespierre. Who the both of them sent many people to the guillotine.

Chewpacabra also came into contact with Napoleon Bonaparte, but the two never got along. During the Revolution, Napoleon got so mad that he sent his men to sail Chewpacabra away on a slave ship. That ship later sunk in a hurricane and Chewy washed ashore on Haiti, where he fought in the Haitian Revolution.

Gallery
Picture descriptonn by order: (1) Storming of the Bastille (2) Artist representation of the beginning of the revolution

(3) Guillotine execution      (4) Mob storming the streets of Paris