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Originally Posted by whswhs
Yes, but that's not putting down a potential coup; it's suppressing public demonstrations or riots. Not the same animal at all.
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Eh, essentially, until the First Consulate, politics in France boiled down to coups, counter-revolutions and attempted coups. Who ended up winning determined which was which.
In any event, Napoleon was clearly defending the Convention against a counter-revolution on 13 Vendémiaire. It's true that he didn't arrest anyone, but that is because others had that responsibility.