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Fusillades at Lyon, Ordered by Collot–D’Herbois 1802
Lyon’s rebellion against the central government in September 1793 had terrible repercussions that seemed only to worsen with the initiation of collective trials and immediate executions by firing squad. The one depicted here on 4 December 1793 took…
Gallic Declaration of War, or, Bumbardment of all Europe
This scatological English cartoon mocks France’s claim that it was going to war for "liberty," suggesting instead that France’s body politic is ill and that England needs to fight back to defend itself from such sickness. The figures in this drawing…
Game of the Great Men, Minot the Elder 1792-1799
Revolutionaries redesigned playing cards in order to eliminate references to royalty (kings, queens, jacks) and replace them with great men and abstract virtues.
General Dumouriez, the hero of Valmy, deserts to the Austrians. After several important defeats, General Dumouriez had proclaimed the Convention primarily responsible for them. Like Lafayette before him, Dumouriez had also attempted to urge his army to march with him upon Paris, where he would dissolve the Convention, but the army refused. After being summoned to Paris, Dumouriez flees to the enemy. This treason would bring in its path great suspicion of his allies in the Convention, the Girondins. April 5, 1793
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General Federation of the French 1790
This image provides a visual overview of the Festival of Federation of 14 July 1790. Commemorating the fall of the Bastille one year earlier, this massive military parade of troops from all regions of the kingdom converged on a triple–tiered…
General Mack’s Austrian army surrenders at Ulm. October 20, 1805
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General Maximum introduced. September 29, 1793
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General Moreau defeats the Austrians at Hohenlinden. December 3, 1800
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General Moreau is defeated at Cassano. April 27, 1799
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