[1] The Helvetic government, headed by Landamman Johann Rudolf Dolder, capitulated militarily on September 18, but was able to negotiate a retreat from Bern to Lausanne before collapsing entirely.

[1][3] With the exception of Léman and Fribourg, executive power was restored to the cantonal governments and a Federal Diet in Schwyz led by Alois von Reding.

[1] On 30 September, First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte issued the proclamation of Saint-Cloud, calling for a return to constitutional order and inviting both parties to a conciliatory conference in Paris, known as the "Helvetic Consulta".

In an outbreak of violence, spurred on by antisemitic rumours, an armed horde of 800 farmers, craftsmen and some patricians assaulted the Surbtal Jews, looting and destroying their homes and belongings.

[7] His Act of Mediation made concessions to the demands of the insurgents, abandoning the centralist structure of the Helvetic Republic in favor of a more federalist approach.