 Le souper de Beaucaire was a political pamphlet written by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1793 . With the French Revolution into its fourth year , civil war had spread across France between various rival political factions . Napoleon was involved in military action , on the government 's side , against some rebellious cities of southern France . It was during these events , in 1793 , that he spoke with four merchants from the <unk> and heard their views . As a loyal soldier of the Republic he responded in turn , set on <unk> the fears of the merchants and <unk> their beliefs . He later wrote about his conversation in the form of a pamphlet , calling for an end to the civil war . 
