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History by Periods, War and Peace, Revolutions.



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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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French flag with Phrygian Bonnet and metal Phrygian Bonnet for use on Tree of Liberty, both captured by Austrian troops in 1793.
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French flag with Phrygian Bonnet and metal Phrygian Bonnet for use on Tree o...

Drum from the revolutionary period, with flags, Phrygian Bonnet and inscription: Liberty, Equality. Inv. OD 240
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Drum from the revolutionary period, with flags, Phrygian Bonnet and insc...

"Au garde Francais", Life-size model of a soldier in front of a Recruiting Station for the National Guard, created in 1789 for keeping public order. Coloured plaster. Inv. EN 133
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"Au garde Francais", Life-size model of a soldier in front of a Recruiting St...

Boissy d'Anglas salutes the head of the deputy Feraud, May 20, 1795. Feraud was killed when a group of insurgents stormed the Convention.
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Boissy d'Anglas salutes the head of the deputy Feraud, May 20, 1795. Feraud was...

Celebration of the Federation at the Champs de Mars, on January 1, 1790.
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Celebration of the Federation at the Champs de Mars, on January 1, 1790.

Celebration of the Supreme Beeing on the Champs de Mars in Paris on 20 Prairial, year 11 (June 8 1794). Like most revolutionary celebrations, it was directed by the painter J.L. David. On the right, an artificial hill with the Tree of Liberty. Oil on canvas, 53 x88 cm
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Celebration of the Supreme Beeing on the Champs de Mars in Paris on 20 Prairial,...

The "Moulin de Valmy" (Marne). The battle around the windmill of Valmy, on Sept. 20, 1792, ended without a decisive victory, but the French under Generals Dumouriez and Kellermann impressed the allied interventionist armies under the Duke of Braunschweig. Goethe,who accompanied the regiments from Weimar, told the officers and men around him :"From this day forth begins a new era in the history of the world and you can all say that you were present at its birth"
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The "Moulin de Valmy" (Marne). The battle around the windmill of Valmy, on Sept...

Small temple erected in memory of the Vendee-Uprising against the Revolution. Here, in the "Champs des Martyrs" near Auray in Britanny, captured counter- revolutionary "Chouans" were executed in 1795.
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Small temple erected in memory of the Vendee-Uprising against the Revolution....

Mausoleum for Georges Cadoudal, leader of counter- revolutionary Vendee uprising. A national hero in Brittany, Cadoudal continued his fight and refused the grace Napoleon offered. He was executed in 1804.
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Mausoleum for Georges Cadoudal, leader of counter- revolutionary Vendee upr...

Restaurant "Le Grand Vefour", interior decorations under glass panels. Established in 1784 as "Cafe de Chartres," it became the inofficial headquarters of Barras, Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais. During the Restoration, Jean Vefour opened the restaurant.
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Restaurant "Le Grand Vefour", interior decorations under glass panels. Esta...

Laetizia Ramolino-Bonaparte, "Madame Mere" (1750-1836), Mother of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Laetizia Ramolino-Bonaparte, "Madame Mere" (1750-1836...

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as First Consul
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) as First Consul