coup of 18 Brumaire

When

9 Nov 1799 – 10 Nov 1799

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

48.86° N, 2.35° E

Description

1799 coup in Revolutionary France that brought Napoleon to power

1799 coup in Revolutionary France that brought Napoleon to power

The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of the French First Republic. In the view of most historians, it ended the French Revolution and would soon lead to the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French. This bloodless coup d'état overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Coup of 18 Brumaire: Napoleon overthrows the French Directory in a coup d'état, which ends the French Revolution”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Sturz des französischen Direktoriums nach dem Staatsstreich des 18. Brumaire VIII”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Paris : coup d'État du 18 Brumaire”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “9-10 ноября (18-19 брюмера VIII года Республики) — Государственный переворот во Франции”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “拿破崙發動霧月政變，解散督政府並建立臨時執政府。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ブリュメール18日のクーデター。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page