The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon

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'@tat overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate. This occurred on 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar. Napoleon Bonaparte in the coup d'@tat of 18 Brumaire in Saint-Cloud

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