The Directors were alarmed at his discontent and offended by his censure.

They conceived the singular idea of opposing to Bonaparte, Augereau, of whose blind zeal they had received many proofs.

The Directory appointed Augereau commander of the army of Germany.

Augereau, whose extreme vanity was notorious, believed himself in a situation to compete with Bonaparte.

What he built his arrogance on was, that, with a numerous troop, he had arrested some unarmed representatives, and torn the epaulettes from the shoulders of the commandant of the guard of the councils.