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Map of the Forêts Department
This antique map of Belgium depicts the Forêts department under the First French Empire. It was created in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map illustrates...
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Map of the Lys Department
This antique map of Belgium represents the Lys department under the First French Empire. It was created in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map illustrates...
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Levin August von Bennigsen
Count Levin August von Bennigsen (1745-1826), a German-born soldier in the service of the Russian Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He led Russian forces at the battles of Eylau, Friedland, and Borodino, as well as several engagements...
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Louis-Nicolas Davout
Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770-1823), Duke of Auerstedt and a marshal of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Nicknamed the "Iron Marshal" for the strict discipline he imposed on his Corps, Davout never lost a battle and...
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Map of the Roer Department
This antique map of Germany depicts the department of the Roer during the First French Empire. It was created in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map documents...
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Map of the Genoa Department
This antique map of Italy represents the Genoa department under the First French Empire. It was produced in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map reflects...
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Archduke Charles of Austria
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), brother of Austrian Emperor Francis I, and one of Austria's most capable generals during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He is best known...
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Meeting of Napoleon and Alexander I at Tilsit, 25 June 1807
Emperor Napoleon I of France (r. 1804-1814; 1815) meets with Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1801-1825) on a specially built raft in the middle of the Niemen River to discuss peace. It is one of the most iconic episodes of the Napoleonic Era...
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Map of the Pô Department
This antique map of Italy depicts the department of the Pô under the First French Empire. It was created in the early 19th century by French geographer Pierre-Gilles Chanlaire and is part of the Atlas National de France. The map illustrates...
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Jean Lannes
Jean Lannes (1769-1809), 1st Duke of Montebello, a marshal of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. Oil on canvas portrait painting by Julie Volpelière after an original by Antoine-François Gérard, 1834. In the Musée de l'Armée...