1799 ⟶ Bonaparte Moves Councils to Saint-Cloud, Securing Military Support
November 10: As proposed by Bonaparte, the members of the tw...
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1799
🛡️ 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 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 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.⟶
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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's Coup: Military Occupation of Paris Begins
November 9: The coup d'état of 18 Brumaire begins. French troops loyal to Bonaparte occupy key points in Paris. Lucien Bonaparte, the president of the Council of Five Hundred, warns the deputies that a "terrorist" plot against the legislature has been discovered, and asks that the meetings of the Councils, scheduled for the next day, be moved for their security to the château of Saint-Cloud, some 10 kilometers west of Paris. Bonaparte is named Commander-in-chief of the army in Paris.⟶
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📜 Bonaparte Dismisses Sieyès' Constitution
December 1: Bonaparte rejects a constitution proposed by Sieyès.⟶
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