1799 ⟶ Bonaparte Dismisses Sieyès' Constitution

December 1: Bonaparte rejects a constitution proposed by Sie...

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1799

📜 Bonaparte Dismisses Sieyès' Constitution

December 1: Bonaparte rejects a constitution proposed by Sieyès.⟶

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🤝 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.⟶

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🤝 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.⟶

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🤝 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.⟶

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🤝 Bonaparte Finalizes Coup Details with Cambacérès

November 8: Bonaparte dines with Cambacérès and arranges the final details of the coup d'état.⟶

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🛡️ Bonaparte Moves Councils to Saint-Cloud, Securing Military Support

November 10: As proposed by Bonaparte, the members of the two Councils are transported to the château of Saint-Cloud. 6,000 soldiers have been assembled by Bonaparte there, soldiers who are largely hostile to the Councils because of delays in their pay.⟶

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