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Person

Jean-François Rewbell

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1797

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean-François Rewbell, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Coup of 18 Fructidor

    1797

    Role: Director and coup leader

    1. 1797 · FranceBonaparte's documentation and republican accusations

      Documentation of Pichegru's activities supplied by Bonaparte led republican Directors to accuse the legislature of plotting against the Republic.

    2. April 1797 · France (legislative elections)Royalist electoral gains

      April 1797 elections reversed the legislative majority toward royalists and moderate republicans, threatening a monarchy restoration.

    3. 4 September 1797 · Paris, FranceSeizure of power in Paris

      Three Directors, backed by Talleyrand and the military, staged the coup, annulled election results, and ousted monarchists from the legislature.

    4. 4 September 1797 · Paris, FranceMartial law and shooting decree in Paris

      At dawn on 4 September 1797, Paris was declared under martial law, with a decree ordering royalists shot without trial.

Sources

  1. Coup of 18 Fructidor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22