Brumaire

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(n.) The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

The 18th ( i. e . the 9th November 1799, the foggy month), the day when Napoleon, on his return from Egypt, overthrew the Directory and established himself in power.

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