1797 ⟶ Barras Seeks Military Support for Coup

June 24: The Director Paul Barras contacts General Hoche, se...
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🤝 Barras Seeks Military Support for Coup

June 24: The Director Paul Barras contacts General Hoche, seeking support for a coup d'état against the royalist majority in the two Councils.⟶
DirectoryPaul BarrasGeneral HocheCoup d'étatRoyalistsPolitical IntrigueMilitary InvolvementFrench Politics1797

⚔️ Bonaparte Deploys Augereau to Paris for Coup Support

July 27: Bonaparte sends General Augereau to Paris as military commander of the city, to support a coup d'état against the royalists.⟶
Bonaparte Deploys Augereau to Paris for Coup Support (1797)
BonaparteCoup d'étatMilitary InterventionAugereauParisDirectoryRoyalistsFrench ArmyPolitical Violence

🤝 Sieyès's Failed Coup Attempt: Moreau's Refusal

October 14: Sieyès invites General Moreau to organize a coup d'état against the Jacobins in the Councils, but Moreau refuses.⟶
Sieyès's Failed Coup Attempt: Moreau's Refusal (1799)
French RevolutionCoup d'étatSieyèsMoreauJacobinsDirectoryPolitical IntriguePower StruggleMilitary

🤝 Jourdan's Coup Offer Rejected by Bonaparte

November 7: General Jourdan proposes that Bonaparte join him in a Jacobin coup d'état against the Directory. Bonaparte refuses.⟶
BonaparteJourdanCoup d'étatDirectoryFrench ArmyMilitary StrategyPolitical IntrigueJacobinsRefusalPower Struggle