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title: The Council of 500 During the Coup of 18 Brumaire
author: C. Chardon
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17438/the-council-of-500-during-the-coup-of-18-brumaire/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-05-18
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# The Council of 500 During the Coup of 18 Brumaire

_Authored by C. Chardon_

## Image File

[![The Council of 500 During the Coup of 18 Brumaire](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17438.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17438.png)

## Image Caption

A depiction of the [Coup of 18 Brumaire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Coup_of_18_Brumaire/); the deputies of the Council of 500 rush to accost [Napoleon Bonaparte](https://www.worldhistory.org/Napoleon_Bonaparte/), who is surrounded by his loyal grenadiers; his brother Lucien Bonaparte stands at the president's chair, trying to quiet the assembly. Engraving by C. Chardon.

Museum of the [French Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/French_Revolution/), Vizille.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Chardon, C. (2023, May 18). The Council of 500 During the Coup of 18 Brumaire. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17438/the-council-of-500-during-the-coup-of-18-brumaire/>
### Chicago
Chardon, C.. "The Council of 500 During the Coup of 18 Brumaire." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 18, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17438/the-council-of-500-during-the-coup-of-18-brumaire/>.
### MLA
Chardon, C.. "The Council of 500 During the Coup of 18 Brumaire." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 May 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17438/the-council-of-500-during-the-coup-of-18-brumaire/>.

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