The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Doyle William

Author:Doyle, William [Doyle, William]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2001-08-22T16:00:00+00:00

Napoleon

He was more than willing to cooperate with Sieyès in dissolving the legislative councils in brumaire Year VIII (November 1799), but he, rather than his would-be patron had the decisive voice in framing the new authoritarian constitution which was promulgated after a hasty referendum in December. It invested Napoleon with practically limitless powers as First Consul of the Republic. ‘Citizens’, he proclaimed, ‘the Revolution is established on the principles with which it began. It is over.’

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