Episode 5 of 8
Suppression of the Royalist Uprising
- When
- 5 October 1795
- Where
- Near Saint-Roch, Paris
- Part of
- French Directory Takes Power
Government troops under Napoleon fired on insurgents near Saint-Roch in Paris on 5 October 1795.
Government troops under Napoleon fired on insurgents near Saint-Roch, Paris, on 5 October 1795. The suppression of this royalist uprising immediately preceded the October elections for the new Councils, clearing the way for the moderate republicans who would dominate the new legislature.
Sources
- French Directory Wikipedia
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