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title: Assassination of Kléber
author: Antoine-Jean Gros
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13686/assassination-of-kleber/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Assassination of Kléber

_Authored by Antoine-Jean Gros_

## Image File

[![Assassination of Kléber](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13686.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13686.jpg)

## Image Caption

A painting that depicts the assassination of the French General Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753–1800 CE) during the French campaign in [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) by Soleyman El-Halaby, an [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) student. It is believed that, on June 14, 1800 CE, El-Halabi approached Kléber as a beggar seeking an audience with the French general. When Kléber extended his hand for El-Halabi to kiss in return for some money, El-Halabi stabbed him in the heart, stomach, and left arm before running away, but he was soon caught and tortured to [death](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/). Kléber's body was repatriated to France. It was painted by the French painter Antoine-Jean Gros (1771–1835 CE). Collection of Strasbourg Historical Museum.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gros, A. (2021, March 22). Assassination of Kléber. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13686/assassination-of-kleber/>
### Chicago
Gros, Antoine-Jean. "Assassination of Kléber." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 22, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13686/assassination-of-kleber/>.
### MLA
Gros, Antoine-Jean. "Assassination of Kléber." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13686/assassination-of-kleber/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Assassination_of_Kleber_f4925505.jpg) by [**Antoine-Jean Gros**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Assassination_of_Kleber_f4925505.jpg). Submitted by [Youssef Raslan](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/rasllan7/ "User Page: Youssef Raslan"), published on 22 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.