Some contemporaries alleged that Bonaparte was put under house arrest at Nice for his association with the Robespierres following their fall in the Thermidorian Reaction in July 1794, but Napoleon's secretary Bourrienne disputed the allegation in his memoirs. According to Bourrienne, jealousy was responsible, between the Army of the Alps and the Army of Italy (with whom Napoleon was seconded at the time). Bonaparte dispatched an impassioned defense in a letter to the commissar Salicetti, and he was subsequently acquitted of any wrongdoing. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where was Napoleon put under house arrest? ANS1 Nice QSN2 What historical event brought about the fall of the Robespierres? ANS2 the Thermidorian Reaction QSN3 When did the Thermidorian Reaction take place? ANS3 July 1794 QSN4 At the time of his house arrest, Napoleon was serving with what military entity? ANS4 the Army of Italy QSN5 After his house arrest, who was the commissar that Napoleon sent a letter to protesting innocence? ANS5 Salicetti