Coup of 18 Brumaire
11/09/1799 AD siezed power
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.
This occurred on 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the short-lived French Republican calendar system.
Subjects Who or What siezed power?
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Napoléon Bonaparte Emperor of the Fre...
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Lucien Bonaparte French Minister of...
Objects To Whom or What was siezed power?
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France Nation