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    Brumaire (French pronunciation: [bʁymɛʁ]) was the second month in the French Republican calendar. The month was named after the French brume 'fog', which...
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    The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France. In the view of most historians, it ended the French Revolution and...
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    Republic on 27 July, with the capital of the unified state being Milan. On 1 Brumaire (22 October), Bonaparte announced the union of Valtelline with the Republic...
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    attacked Jacobin members, even assailing the Jacobin Club hall in Paris. On 21 Brumaire, the Convention refused to support enforcement of protection of the club...
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    participants of the Coup of 18 Brumaire that brought Napoleon to power in France. Lucien was born in Ajaccio, Corsica on 21 May 1775. He was educated in...
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    overseas territories. The "Coup of 18 Brumaire" or "Brumaire" was the coup d'état of Napoleon Bonaparte on 18 Brumaire An VIII (9 November 1799), which many...
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    Bonjour Brumaire was a francophone indie pop band based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its members were Youri Zaragoza (vocals, guitar), Nathan Howard (guitar...
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    watchmakers to settle in Besançon. This decree was extending that of 21 Brumaire Year II (11 November 1793) which granted the right of citizenship, an...
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    political power. In November 1799, Napoleon engineered the Coup of 18 Brumaire against the Directory, and became First Consul of the Republic. He won...
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    term was applied to French politicians who seized power in the Coup of 18 Brumaire, ruling in the French Consulate and subsequently in the First and Second...
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