1799 ⟶ Council of Five Hundred Rejects National Emergency Declaration

September 14: Council of Five Hundred refuses to declare a s...
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1795
1799

🗳️ Elections for the Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients Commence

October 12: Beginning of elections to the new chambers of the legislature, the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients.⟶
Elections for the Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients Commence (1795)
French RevolutionLegislatureCouncil of Five HundredCouncil of AncientsElectionsDirectoryPoliticsGovernmentVotingRepresentative bodies

🏛️ Council of Five Hundred Rejects National Emergency Declaration

September 14: Council of Five Hundred refuses to declare a state of national emergency.⟶
Council of Five HundredDirectoryNational EmergencyPolitical InstabilityFrench RevolutionLegislatureGovernmentRejectionLate Revolution

⚔️ Legislature Demands Public Safety Measures After Military Defeats

June 16: A serious struggle begins between the newly elected left-wing members of the Council of Five Hundred and the Directory, due to the string of French military defeats. The legislature demands new measures for "public safety".⟶
French RevolutionDirectoryCouncil of Five HundredMilitary DefeatsPublic SafetyPolitical InstabilityLegislatureWarInternal PoliticsReforms

🏛️ Council of Five Hundred and Council of the Ancients Replace Directory Member

June 17: The Council of Five Hundred and Council of the Ancients annul the election of Jean Baptiste Treilhard to the Directory and replace him with a leftist member, Louis-Jérôme Gohier.⟶
Council of Five Hundred and Council of the Ancients Replace Directory Member (1799)
French RevolutionDirectoryCouncil of Five HundredCouncil of the AncientsPolitical ManeuveringGovernmentLeftistElection AnnulmentGohier

🏛️ Council of Five Hundred Passes Hostage Law and Targets Royalists

July 12: The Council of Five Hundred votes a new law on hostages, demands lists of royalists be made in each department, and brings accusations against former members of the Directory with royalist tendencies.⟶
French RevolutionCouncil of Five HundredHostage LawRoyalistsPolitical PurgeDirectoryPolitical IntrigueLegislatureDepartmental ListsGovernment

⚔️ General Jourdan Calls for National Emergency

September 13: General Jourdan, leader of the Jacobins in the army, asks the Council of Five Hundred to declare a state of national emergency.⟶
MilitaryJacobinsEmergencyCouncil of Five HundredJourdanDefensePoliticsFrench RevolutionNational SecurityWar