What royalist uprising in Paris on 5 October 1795 was suppressed by Napoleon?

The royalist uprising suppressed by Napoleon in Paris on 5 October 1795 was the 13 Vendémiaire uprising.

The revolt took place under the French Republican Calendar date 13 Vendémiaire, Year IV. Royalist opponents of the Convention gathered to resist the new constitutional settlement that was creating the Directory. Their forces greatly outnumbered the defenders of the republican government, making the uprising a serious threat in the capital.

Napoleon Bonaparte, appointed to help defend Paris, took command of the Republican forces alongside Paul Barras. He secured forty cannons from the plain of Sablons and placed them where they could control the approaches to the Convention. When the royalists attacked, grapeshot and concentrated artillery fire broke up the assault in the streets.

The republican victory strengthened the Directory and transformed Napoleon’s career. He became known for decisively defending the government and soon received a major command in Italy. The event is sometimes called a “royalist revolt,” but it was not a restoration of the monarchy; it was an armed challenge defeated before the Directory fully consolidated power.