Napoleon Part 3: The Egyptian Adventure
Real Dictators
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The Assassination of S's Directory
Napoleon's allies in the upper house now begin thrashing out a new constitution. They will establish a slim down government based on a roman model. It is to be headed by a ruling triumvirate of just three nominated consuls. For the time being, those men will be siers, another old revolutionary called roger ducon and napoleon bonaparte. The move still needs to be put to the public on february third. Napoleon can re hash the old platitudes about liberty, egality, fraternity, but the reality is the nation has now invested absolute power in a single man.
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