1799 ⟶ Bonaparte Honored with Banquet at Saint Sulpice

November 6: The Councils of the Ancients and the Five Hundre...
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1799

🍽️ Bonaparte Honored with Banquet at Saint Sulpice

November 6: The Councils of the Ancients and the Five Hundred offer a banquet to Bonaparte at the former church of Saint Sulpice.⟶
Bonaparte Honored with Banquet at Saint Sulpice (1799)
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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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