@armchaircommanders: On October 5, 1795, Napoleon Bonaparte first rose to power by turning French cannons on his own people during the revolt of 13 Vendémiaire. The recent Joaquin Phoenix film shows his hunger for glory, but this moment reveals the darker truth of how ambition takes root. Before the empire and the victories came blood spilled in the streets of Paris. #History #Napoleon #OnThisDay #france #movieclips