Lazare Hoche, général en chef ..: sous la convention et le directoire 1793-1797Librairie Hachette & Cie, 1878 - 159 pages |
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... died 1823 . Cathelineau ( Jacques ) was the son of a weaver ; at the head of the Vendéens ( Royalists ) gained several victories against the Repub- lican troops ; died at the attack of Nantes in 1793 . Cadoudal ( George ) , the son of a ...
... died 1823 . Cathelineau ( Jacques ) was the son of a weaver ; at the head of the Vendéens ( Royalists ) gained several victories against the Repub- lican troops ; died at the attack of Nantes in 1793 . Cadoudal ( George ) , the son of a ...
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... died 1815 . Collot d'Herbois , one of the most sanguinary leaders of the French Revolution ; in 1792 , at Lyons , he had over 16,000 persons put to death ; he contributed to the fall of Robespierre , was transported , and died in 1796 ...
... died 1815 . Collot d'Herbois , one of the most sanguinary leaders of the French Revolution ; in 1792 , at Lyons , he had over 16,000 persons put to death ; he contributed to the fall of Robespierre , was transported , and died in 1796 ...
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... died 1800 . Furnes , the westernmost town of Belgium , prov . West Flanders . Gensonné , one of the most eloquent of the Girondist Party ( see Verg- niaud ) ; guillotined October 31 , 1793 . Grandes - Indes or Indes Orientales , the ...
... died 1800 . Furnes , the westernmost town of Belgium , prov . West Flanders . Gensonné , one of the most eloquent of the Girondist Party ( see Verg- niaud ) ; guillotined October 31 , 1793 . Grandes - Indes or Indes Orientales , the ...
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... died in 1820 . Le Mans , a French town , cap . dep . Sarthe ( prov . Maine ) , witnessed the last struggles of the Vendean and Republican forces in 1793 . Leoben , an Austrian town , prov . Styria on the Mur ; a peace between France and ...
... died in 1820 . Le Mans , a French town , cap . dep . Sarthe ( prov . Maine ) , witnessed the last struggles of the Vendean and Republican forces in 1793 . Leoben , an Austrian town , prov . Styria on the Mur ; a peace between France and ...
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... died 1795 ; became heir to the throne by the death of his eldest brother , but never reigned ; after the death of Louis XVI . he was entrusted to a shoemaker named Simon , who is said to have brutally ill - treated him . Louvain ( Dutch ...
... died 1795 ; became heir to the throne by the death of his eldest brother , but never reigned ; after the death of Louis XVI . he was entrusted to a shoemaker named Simon , who is said to have brutally ill - treated him . Louvain ( Dutch ...
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Page 139 - By Coblentz, on a rise of gentle ground, There is a small and simple pyramid, Crowning the summit of the verdant mound ; Beneath its base are heroes' ashes hid, Our enemy's — but let not that forbid Honour to Marceau ! o'er whose early tomb Tears, big tears, gush'd from the rough soldier's lid, Lamenting and yet envying such a doom, Falling for France, whose rights he battled to resume.
Page 40 - J'ai vu quarante-cinq magistrats du parlement de Paris , trente-trois du parlement de Toulouse , allant à la mort du même air qu'ils marchaient autrefois dans les cérémonies publiques. J'ai vu trente fermiers généraux passer d'un pas calme et ferme; les vingt-cinq premiers négociants de Sedan, plaignant, en allant à la mort, dix mille ouvriers qu'ils laissaient sans pain. J'ai vu ce...