1795Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of the Interior

October 26: Bonaparte is named commander in chief of the Arm...
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⚔️ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of the Interior

October 26: Bonaparte is named commander in chief of the Army of the Interior.
Napoleon BonaparteArmyMilitary CommandInteriorFrench RevolutionPolitical IntrigueDirectoryParisCoup

⚔️ Bonaparte Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy

March 2: The Directory names General Bonaparte the commander of the Army of Italy.
French RevolutionMilitary CommandBonaparteArmy of ItalyDirectoryWarfareNapoleonic Wars (precursor)Military StrategyItalian Campaign

🛡️ Hoche's Army Approaches Paris, Violating Constitutional Limits

July 17: The army of Hoche arrives within three leagues (see also: Units of measurement in France before the French Revolution) of Paris, a violation of the Constitution. The royalist Councils protest.
French RevolutionDirectoryHocheMilitaryArmyParisConstitutionRoyalistsPolitical CrisisCoup

⚔️ Augereau Appointed Commander of the Army of the Rhine

September 23: General Augereau, who carried out the September 4 coup, is named commander of the new Army of the Rhine.
French RevolutionMilitaryArmy of the RhineGeneral AugereauCoup d'étatMilitary CommandWarfareFrench Directory

⚔️ Championnet Appointed Commander of the Army of Italy

August 29: Championnet, prominent among the Jacobin generals, is named new commander of the Army of Italy.
French RevolutionMilitary CommandArmy of ItalyJacobin GeneralsChampionnetMilitary StrategyWarfareItalian Campaign

🤝 Bonaparte Received by the Directory

October 17: Bonaparte is received by the Directory.
DirectoryBonaparteNapoleonFrench RevolutionPoliticsMilitaryFranceLeadershipGovernmentCoup