1799 ⟶ Bonaparte's Coup: Military Occupation of Paris Begins
November 9: The coup d'état of 18 Brumaire begins. French tr...
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💣 Bonaparte Suppresses Royalist Uprising in Paris
October 5: An armed royalist uprising threatens the convention. On the orders of Paul Barras, in charge of the defense of Paris, General Bonaparte leads the army against the uprising. He uses cannons with grapeshot to break up a rebel gathering in front of the church of Saint-Roch, rue Saint-Honoré.⟶
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🛡️ 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.⟶
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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 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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