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Joachim Murat Biography and Timeline

Follow Joachim Murat through 4 dated historical records for France.

Joachim Murat, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1799

Grenadiers clear chamber - Military consequence

General · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Joachim Murat figured in events surrounding grenadiers clear chamber at Saint-Cloud. Armed intervention, rather than a regular majority vote, resolved the immediate legislative resistance. The event illustrated how the availability of armed force could determine the outcome of a dispute among civilian leaders.

Role range: 1793-1799

Grenadiers clear chamber

General · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Troops under senior officers including Murat cleared the Council of Five Hundred from its meeting room. Armed intervention, rather than a regular majority vote, resolved the immediate legislative resistance.

Role range: 1793-1799

Grenadiers disperse Five Hundred Council of Five Hundred

Legislator · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Troops under officers including Murat cleared the chamber after deputies resisted the coup. The intervention replaced constitutional debate with force and ended the council's effective independence.

Role range: 1795-1799

1813

French Cavalry Command

Marshal · Leipzig · Warfare / Napoleonic Wars

Directs major French cavalry operations during the first day's fighting.

Role range: 1800-1815

Records, sources and methodology

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