1799 ⟶ Bonaparte and Sieyès Plan Coup Against the Directory

November 1: Bonaparte meets with Sieyès; the two men dislike...
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1799

🤝 Bonaparte and Sieyès Plan Coup Against the Directory

November 1: Bonaparte meets with Sieyès; the two men dislike each other but agree to a parliamentary coup d'état to replace the Directory.⟶
French RevolutionCoup d'étatDirectoryNapoleon BonaparteSieyèsPolitical IntrigueGovernment OverthrowNovember 1799Politics

🗳️ Sieyès Replaces Rewbell in the Directory

May 16: As the result of the system of drawing lots, Rewbell leaves the Directory and is replaced by Sieyès, who is seen as a moderate leftist.⟶
DirectorySieyèsRewbellFrench RevolutionPoliticsGovernmentModerate LeftLeadership Change1799

🤝 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

🤝 Bonaparte Secures Fouché's Non-Interference in Planned Coup

November 3: Bonaparte meets with Fouché, the Minister of Police, who agrees not to interfere with a coup d'état.⟶
Bonaparte Secures Fouché's Non-Interference in Planned Coup (1799)
BonaparteFouchéCoup d'étatPolitical IntrigueDirectoryConsulatePower StruggleFrench RevolutionPolitical ManeuveringRegime Change

🤝 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

📜 Bonaparte Dismisses Sieyès' Constitution

December 1: Bonaparte rejects a constitution proposed by Sieyès.⟶
BonaparteSieyèsConstitutionDirectoryCoup d'étatPolitical maneuveringFrench Revolution18th CenturyGovernanceRejection