▁ ▁May ▁ 1 0 : ▁Fif th ▁and ▁last ▁attempt ▁by ▁Bon ap arte ▁to ▁capture ▁Saint - Jean - d ' A cre . ▁He ▁lif ts ▁the ▁sie ge ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 1 6 : ▁As ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁drawing ▁lots , ▁R ew bell ▁leaves ▁the ▁Directory ▁and ▁is ▁replaced ▁by ▁Sie y ès , ▁who ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁moder ate ▁left ist . ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 9 : ▁An ▁English ▁fleet ▁lands ▁soldiers ▁at ▁Ost end ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁expedition ▁fails , ▁and ▁withdraw s ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁▁ ▁May ▁ 2 6 : ▁Rus so - A ust rian ▁army ▁enters ▁Tur in . ▁ ▁June ▁ 4 – 6 : ▁Mass é na ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁his ▁forces ▁from ▁Zürich . ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 1 4 : ▁Bon ap arte ▁returns ▁to ▁C airo . ▁ ▁Conf lic ts ▁between ▁the ▁Directory ▁and ▁the ▁Legisl ature ▁( J une ▁ 1 7 9 9 ) ▁▁ ▁June ▁ 1 6 : ▁A ▁serious ▁struggle ▁begins ▁between ▁the ▁newly ▁elected ▁left - wing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Five ▁H undred ▁and ▁the ▁Directory , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁string ▁of ▁French ▁military ▁defe ats . ▁The ▁legisl ature ▁dem ands ▁new ▁measures ▁for ▁" public ▁safety ". ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 7 : ▁The ▁Council ▁of ▁Five ▁H undred ▁and ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁An ci ents ▁ann ul ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Jean