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- Aug 1793
- When the commander of the National Convention's artillery is wounded at Toulon, Napoleon Bonaparte takes over.
- 17 Dec 1793
- Harassed by Napoleon's artillery, British troops supporting French royalists leave Toulon to the revolutionaries. Napoleon gains great prestige.
- Aug 1794
- After Robespierre falls from power in Paris, Napoleon is imprisoned for a month in Nice on charges of conspiracy and treason.
- Apr 1795
- Napoleon travels to Paris in an attempt to secure a prominent military post for himself. He is unsuccessful and considers working for the sultan of Turkey.
- 5 Oct 1795
- Napoleon Bonaparte, second in command of the National Convention, defeats a major royalist revolt in Paris, saving the new Republic. Napoleon becomes commander of the Army of the Interior.
- Oct 1796
- Napoleon creates the Cisalpine Republic by merging Modena and Reggio nell’Emilia with the papal states of Bologna and Ferrara.
- 22 Aug 1799
- Napoleon leaves Egypt for Paris in the wake of unrest between moderate and radical factions.
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