One of the biggest Batman stories of the DC Rebirth era has been "City of Bane," the conclusion to Tom King's run on Batman. The story focused on Bane forcing Batman out of Gotham for a time and taking control of the city along with a cabal of other famous and deadly enemies. But that wasn't the first time Bane attempted a similar plan.
In the Post-Crisis DC Universe (and only shortly before the universe was rebooted by Flashpoint), Bane and the Secret Six attempted a similar scheme, but things fell apart much more quickly in Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore's Secret Six storyline.
The Post-Crisis Secret Six was originally recruited by Lex Luthor during the build-up to Infinite Crisis. A strange group of villains chosen for their knowledge of the various rogue's galleries of the DC Universe (as well as their refusal to join the then recruiting Secret Society), the group ended up remaining together as a mercenary team that straddled the line between good and evil. They even recruited new members, most notably Bane. Becoming something of an unofficial leader of the team, Bane pushed the team when they needed it most, and developed his own feelings for his teammates -- gaining strange respect for Catman and a father-like affection for Scandal.
But after briefly venturing into hell and learning that all his noble ideas of himself wouldn't save him from damnation, Bane decided to reembrace villainy and recruits his teammates for a major attack on Gotham. In Secret Six #34-36, "Caution to the Wind" by Gail Simone and Jim Calafiore, Bane decided the ultimate way to beat Batman is to ruin what he loves, breaking his spirit before destroying the man. While Bane attacked Batman head-on, the rest of the team would murder Batman's greatest allies in a simultaneous ambush: Catwoman, Batgirl, Red Robin, and Azreal. Bane forcibly recruited Penguin, who's knowledge and intel on the Bat-Family is crucial for any kind of attack like this. If the plan succeeded, then Batman will be broken once again, and Bane will rule over Gotham with the Six as his lieutenants.
But the group is promptly betrayed by Penguin, who uses a tracker hidden on him to call the attention of the superhero community. Soon, an army of heroes arrived (including Huntress, Blue Beetle, Fire, Booster Gold, Wildcat, Stargirl, Red Robin, Donna Troy, Wonder Girl, Ravager, Hawk, Dove, Obsidion, Jade, Black Canary, Captain Atom, both Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson as Batman, Green Lantern, Robin, Superman, Superboy, Supergirl, Steel, Rocket Red, and Red Tornado) out of genuine concern over what the team is capable of. Deciding to go out in a blaze of glory rather than surrender, Bane gives each of his teammate's Venom, allowing them all to go all-out in a fight they have no hope of winning.
The ultimate reveal of "Caution to the Wind" is that Bane never expected his team to truly succeed. Instead, this final embracing of their darker impulses allowed Bane to shed his emotions for the team and truly restore Bane to his former status as a heartless villain. It's the kind of place he would need to be in mentally to complete a plan like that and to be the kind of ruthless necessary to bring about the end of Batman once and for all.
It's notably a mindset he has during the events of "City of Bane." After a long plan of building to Batman's enemies being united, his allies scattered and his mental state tortured, Bane was able to actually take control of Gotham and force Batman into hiding. Like his Secret Six scheme, Bane decided to target Batman's loved ones. This biggest difference is that by "City of Bane," the titular villain was more patient and cold -- hiring KGBeast to nearly kill Nightwing before keeping Alfred as a hostage.
Having fully embraced his dark side in "City of Bane," Bane ends up snapping Alfred's neck as a sign of force. It's Bane carrying out the brutality he spoke about in "Caution to the Wind," He also recruits the other villains instead of trying to force them into his service, meaning he doesn't have an attempt to force Penguin to fight by him. It's interesting to see Bane essentially employ the heroes' own plan from "Caution to the Wind" in "City of Bane," making an entire army and striking fast. Although that plan was ultimately undone as well, "City of Bane" was a more successful attempt at a plan Bane had tried far earlier, embracing his darker ideals to come closer to beating Batman than ever.