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Coup of 18 Brumaire
General Bonaparte during the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire in Saint-Cloud, painting by François Bouchot, 1840 ©Image Attribution forthcoming. Image belongs to the respective owner(s).
1799 Nov 9

Coup of 18 Brumaire

Paris, France
The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in the view of most historians ended the French Revolution. This bloodless coup d'état overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate.

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