18 Brumaire
18 Brumaire, the coup of 18 Brumaire or sometimes simply Brumaire refers to the coup d'état by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory to replace it by the Consulate. This occurred on 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire in the year VIII under the French Republican Calendar.
External references
- "The Myth of the 18 Brumaire", Malcolm Crook, Keele University, UK
- Several of the direct quotations in the article come from "Napoleon's rise to power", Michael Rapport History Today Jan, 1998. Currently, this text is online only through a paid site.
- This article also draws on material from the article "French Revolution" in the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Context |
| ► | The events of 18 Brumaire in the year VIII |
| ► | The events of 19 Brumaire |
| ► | Aftermath |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External references |
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