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Members of the French Directory
The five French Directors in their traditional garments. From left to right, the figures depicted are: Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, Paul Barras, François de Neufchâteau, and Jean-François Rewbell...
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Club of Patriotic French Women in a Church
A meeting of a club of patriotic women in a church during the French Revolution (1789-1799). Alongside the more famous political clubs of the era (i.e. the Jacobins, Cordeliers), some clubs were created to advocate for women's rights, most...
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Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory
A 17th-century painting by Henri Testelin titled Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of Paris Observatory. Louis XIV of France (r. 1643-1715) is shown being presented the founding members of the Academy and Observatory (shown...
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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 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 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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French Republican Calendar
French Republican calendar for Year III (1794-95), drawing by Philibert Louis Debucourt.
Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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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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A Battle During the French and Indian War
Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Means, and Eric Schweig in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). Photo by Morgan Creek Productions.
The movie is set in 1757 during the French and Indian War.
