Coup of 18 Brumaire

Q: What date was the Coup of 18 Brumaire?

The Coup of 18 Brumaire Year VIII took place on 9 and 10 November 1799, in the Gregorian calendar.

Q: Who led the Coup of 18 Brumaire?

The leading conspirators of the Coup of 18 Brumaire were Napoleon Bonaparte, his brother Lucien, Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, Joseph Fouché, and Jean-Jacques Cambacérès, among others.

Q: What was Napoleon's role in the Coup of 18 Brumaire?

In the Coup of 18 Brumaire, Napoleon's role was to convince both chambers of the legislature to repeal and replace the Constitution of Year III and to establish a provisional government.

Q: What caused the Coup of 18 Brumaire?

The causes of the Coup of 18 Brumaire can be attributed to the unpopularity and ineffectiveness of the French government, the desire of the French people for stability and an end to the French Revolution, and to the personal ambitions of the coup's participants (Napoleon, Talleyrand, etc.).

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Coup of 18 Brumaire

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The Coup of 18 Brumaire (9-10 November 1799) was a bloodless coup d'état in France that overthrew the government of the French Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate. The coup brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power and, in the view of many historians, marked the end of the French Revolution (1789-1799).

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9 Nov 1799
Napoleon Bonaparte takes control of the government in the Coup of 18 Brumaire; both the Directory and the French Revolution are ended.

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