Revolutionary Collection (page 23)

Louise Michel Cartoon
CLEMENCE-LOUISE MICHEL French revolutionary agitator and reformer

Dance Revol. France
A ball at the time of the Directoire in revolutionary France

Dance C18 France
Dancing to a minuet by Rameau in pre-revolutionary France

Fregeville at Jemappes
French general Charles Fregeville leads his hussars in a brave attack on the Austrian guns located on the heights

Urbain Fardeau gallops into the enemy lines, holds his sword against the enemy commanders neck, and orders him to tell his men to lay down their arms

Expert in Egypt
Expert, chef de bataillon, leads an infantry charge against the Egyptian cavalry in the streets of Faioum. Date: 8 November 1798

Dulong at Pesaro
French capt. Dulong, besieged at Pesaro, offers to abandon the town peacefully to spare unnecessary bloodshed : he then rides out with just 14 men, his entire garrison !

Duhesme at the Rhine
At the crossing of the Rhine, general Du Hesme grabs a drum and beats it to encourage his men, despite a counter-attack by the Austrians

Digonet in Italy
French General A Digonet shows himself skilled in mountain warfare during the Italian campaign

Dezilles Saves Gun
Lieutenant Marc Dezilles, stationed at Nancy, refuses to yield a gun in his command to the rebellious garrison. So they shoot him

Devaux in Egypt
Near the mouth of the Nile, colonel Devaux routs an Ottoman force

Davout in Egypt
Marechal Davout in action against the Mamelukes

Darnaud in Italy
Jacques Darnaud, general in the Italian campaign, calls for volunteers to reconnoitre the enemy lines : only two men respond. They meet the enemy and have to defend themselves

Chambarlhac in Alps
General J J F Chambarlhac distinguishes himself in the Alpine campaign, leading his men to capture the defences of Mont Carmel

Napoleons Guide Cala
When Napoleon lands in Egypt his guide is Joseph Cala, who is among the first to scale the fortifications of the Egyptians who refuse to capitulate

Napoleon at Lonato
Also called the second battle of CASTIGLIONE : in his Italian campaign, Napoleon defeats the Austrians under Wurmser, forcing them to retreat to Mantova

Bompard Naval Action
French Capitaine J B F Bompard, commanding La Hoche, encounters an English warship north of Ireland, He loses so many men in a brave fight that he is forced to surrender

Boivin at Schwitz
General J D Boivin takes several guns and a flag from the Swiss

Beurnonville Jemappes
Beurnonvilles decisive cavalry charge routs the Austrians and wins the day for France

Bernadotte at Rhine
Immediately after crossing the Rhine, Bernadotte leads the cavalry to attack the enemy

Defence of Le Havre
Le Havre is being bombarded by the English, when PIERRE BASTE, commander of a small gunboat, attacks the attackers. When his vessel is sunk he takes another

Alexandrine Barreau
ALEXANDRINE BARREAU, whose two brothers are Grenadiers in the French revolutionary army, puts on the same uniform and fights at their side, tending their wounds when necessary

Etienne Autie in Action
Colonel JEAN FRANCOIS ETIENNE AUTIE leads his men against the enemy during the Pyrenees campaign of the Revolutionary War

Montegabello Surrender
After defeating the Austrians at Montegabello, Jean Aulay de Launay accepts the sword of the Austrian commander

Battle of Arcola
Napoleon seizes the French flag from Augerau and leads his men across the bridge of Arcola in the face of fierce opposition from the Austrians

Escaping Prisoners
Several French prisoners manage to escape from the English; they are nearly recaptured but Aubert, a customs officer at Port Bail, rows out to rescue them

Battle of Kircksberg
Antoine Arnaud, general de brigade, leads his men into battle in the finest heroic tradition in the course of the fighting in the Netherlands

HANS JARTA Swedish statesman of revolutionary views, headed the 1809 coup against Gustavus IV Adolphus

Battle of Aldenhoven
The French under Jourdain defeat the Austrians under Clairfayt : Aldenhoven is near Aachen

Marat / Raffet / Bosselman
JEAN-PAUL MARAT French revolutionary statesman

DUC D ORLEANS (-1793)
Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d ORLEANS (known as Philippe Egalite ) despite his revolutionary sympathies, he was guillotined for supposed treason

Jean-Marie Roland
JEAN-MARIE ROLAND de la PLATRIERE French revolutionary

Siege of Toulon 1793
THE SIEGE OF TOULON The French besiege Toulon, held by the British : Napoleon, making his first notable appearance, is largely responsible for the success

Louis XVI and Citizens
6000 citizens force their way into the Tuileries Palace, demanding that Louis withdraw his veto on reforms : he refuses, but they force him to don the revolutionary cap

Battle of Fleurus 1794
BATTLE OF FLEURUS The Revolutionary Army defeats the Austrians at Fleurus, effectively opening the way to Belgium. The fighting is observed from a balloon

Massacres of Royalists
MASSACRES OF ROYALISTS In Paris and throughout France, not only aristocrats but priests and wealthy merchants were assassinated by the revolutionary mobs

Meeting of Directory
Formal audience of the Directoire in the Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, held by the five elected members, marking the nominal termination of the revolutionary period

Napoleon at Arcola
During the Italian campaign, Napoleon leads his men to victory at the bridge of Arcola

Metric System Introduced
Usage des nouveaux poids et mesures - the Metric System is introduced in France by the Revolutionary government

Revolutionary Printing
Revolutionaries compel printers to print their clandestine publication

Costume / Woman, 1790
Frenchwoman in post- revolutionary costume with fan and extragavant headwear

Social / French Bourgeois
A French bourgeois interior during the Revolutionary period

Simon Bolivar / M N Bate
SIMON BOLIVAR South American soldier, statesman and revolutionary leader - known as the Liberator

Battle of Copenhagen
The first battle of Copenhagen - Nelson disobeys order to retire ( I see no ships... ) and wins the day

ENTREPRENANT - 3
Balloon, used by the French for reconnaisance during the Revolutionary War, notably at the battle of Fleurus - the first use of a manned airborne device in warfare

Battle of Marengo
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon halts the retreat at Marengo, where Desaix reserves turn seeming defeat into a French victory

Napoleon and Antiquities
EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN Napoleon with the savants contemplates the antiquities of Egypt, many of which find their way back to Paris

Revolutionary War, Malta
EGYPTIAN CAMPAIGN To assure his supply lines, Napoleon takes Malta from the governing Order

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