How did the Consulate end the revolutionary government of the Directory in 1799?
The revolutionary government of the Directory was brought to an end by the Coup of 18–19 Brumaire on November 9–10, 1799. This transition was orchestrated by Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès and Talleyrand, who conspired with Napoleon Bonaparte to replace the unstable system with a more authoritarian structure.12
To facilitate the takeover, the legislative councils were moved from Paris to the palace at Saint-Cloud under the pretext of avoiding a "Jacobin plot," effectively placing them under the intimidation of Bonaparte’s troops. When the Council of Five Hundred resisted the plot, troops were sent in to disperse the deputies. Following this, the Council of Ancients was forced to decree the end of the Directory and the establishment of the Consulate, a new government led by Napoleon as First Consul. This event is widely considered the effective end of the French Revolution.123