1799 ⟶ Bonaparte Finalizes Coup Details with Cambacérès
November 8: Bonaparte dines with Cambacérès and arranges the...
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1799
🤝 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 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.⟶
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 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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📜 Bonaparte Dismisses Sieyès' Constitution
December 1: Bonaparte rejects a constitution proposed by Sieyès.⟶
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