The French Revolution was a long and bloody war. It started in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille and end with Napoleon admitting defeat and establishing himself as the 'first consul'. This marked the end of the French Revolution and began the Napoleonic Era. This was was fought between the monarchy and the people. First, the people got rid of the monarchy. They then tried to have others from among them set up leadership. In the 10 years that France was going through revolution, there were multiple leaders and rulers.