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The Consulate: Napoleon Bonaparte Came to Power in 1799

Following Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'état of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799), France entered the Consulate. This regime was led by three consuls. Bonaparte was the first.

By Hrothsige Frithowulf
The three consuls, Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles-François Lebrun (left to right) by Auguste Couder
The three consuls, Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, Napoleon Bonaparte and Charles-François Lebrun (left to right) by Auguste Couder

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