What the records say
- When
- 17 Jun 1799 – 18 Jun 1799
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 48.86° N, 2.35° E
- Description
- June 1799 French government and military replacements
Coup of 30 Prairial VII
June 1799 French bloodless coup
The Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII, also known as the Revenge of the Councils, was a bloodless coup in France that occurred on 16 June 1799. It left Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès as the dominant figure of the French government, and prefigured the coup of 18 Brumaire that brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power.
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