Napoleon was invited to participate in a coup to remove the legitimate government and when it worked he outmaneuvered his co conspirators and when the smoke cleared he was the First Consul of France with a free hand to govern France as he wanted.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a young French general who enjoyed a very high popularity among the French public, due to his military victories. He had a large military body at hand, obeying him unconditionnally. His brother Joseph was a very influential politician, at the highest level of the then French executive body, the Directoire. The society at large didn't want a return to monarchy, which would put in jeopardy all the social progress that had been achieved throughout the revolution; but the French at the time had enough with the revolutionary bloodshed and they wanted to end the uncertainties of the revolutionary era. The bourgeoisie wanted a return to order, the clergy a return to moral order, and they felt Napoleon was the right man to achieve that.
Except some die-hard revolutionaries, and some equally isolated monarchists, there was very little opposition to Napoleon's coup. That coup (Nov. 9, 1799) ended the historical period of the French revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in November of 1799. He was 30 years old when he became the First Consul of France in 1799. He had a certain amount of power before that as a Brigadier General at the age of 24.
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A British Pound in 1799 had the purchasing power of about £62.87 GBP today.
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From 1799 to 1815 minus the time out that he was given on Elba.
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The military in Paris under his control seized the government.
France came to power on the date of November 11, 1799. This only occurred after the French won their French Revolution.
Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in November of 1799. He was 30 years old when he became the First Consul of France in 1799. He had a certain amount of power before that as a Brigadier General at the age of 24.
In 1799 he became First Consul of France by being a part of coup against the Directory.
seized power
A British Pound in 1799 had the purchasing power of about £62.87 GBP today.
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Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in November 1799, marking the end of the historical period of the French Revolution.
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