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French Revolutionary Tribunal
Depiction of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the French Revolution (1789-99) by an unknown author, c. 19th century.
National Library of France, Paris.
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Prussian Officers Sharpen Their Swords on the Steps of the French Embassy in Berlin, 1806
Hoping to provoke war with France, Prussian officers of the elite Life Guards Regiment sharpen their swords on the steps of the French embassy in Berlin in the summer of 1806. Drawing by Felician Myrbach, 1906.
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French Republican Calendar
French Republican calendar for Year III (1794-95), drawing by Philibert Louis Debucourt.
Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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French Cavalry Charge at the Battle of Eylau
On 8 February 1807, the second day of the Battle of Eylau, Marshal Joachim Murat leads the French Cavalry Reserve in a massive charge; involving over 11,000 men, it is one of the greatest cavalry charges of history. Painting by Jean-Antoine-Siméon...
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French Destroyer Sinking during the Dunkirk Evacuation
The French destroyer Bourrasque sinking while carrying troops during the Dunkirk evacuation of May-June 1940. (Imperial War Museums)
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French Camp on the Eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, 1805
The French camp on the eve of the Battle of Austerlitz, 1 December 1805. Oil on canvas painting by Louis Albert Guislain Bacler d'Albe, 1808.
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French and Indian War Battle Scene
Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, and Jodhi May in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Photo by Morgan Creek Productions
The movie is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.
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Priest Swearing Allegiance to the French State
A detail of a plate commemorating the 1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy showing a priest swearing allegiance to the French state. The text translates as "I swear to maintain with all my power the Constitution". (Musée Carnavalet, Paris)
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French Colonial Troops, 1940
A photograph of captured French colonial troops from Africa during the Fall of France to Nazi Germany in June 1940 during the Second World War (1939-45).
Imperial War Musuems
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Free French Troops, Bir Hakeim
A photograph showing Free French troops digging an artillery emplacement at Bir Hakeim, Libya prior to the battle of Gazala in June 1942. (Imperial War Museums)
