Napoleon and the Monarchy in Paris

Napoleon rode past the church of saint roc where he had given the notorious whiff of grape shot against the royalist insurrection on 13 vendemir. On this historic day, around 80 thousand troops had been stationed inside the city for security and crowd control. According to observers, the crowd was more curious than celebratory. Despite napoleon's propaganda, the people of paris had mixed feelings about this event. The very idea of a monarchy made republicans quisy. To many conservatives, this very modern ceremony for a trumped up ex jaco made a mockery of a very sacred idea.