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title: Bonaparte's Guns Fire on the Royalist Mob, 13 Vendémiaire Year IV
author: Felician Myrbach
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16801/bonapartes-guns-fire-on-the-royalist-mob-13-vendem/
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updated: 2022-12-12
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# Bonaparte's Guns Fire on the Royalist Mob, 13 Vendémiaire Year IV
_Authored by Felician Myrbach_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16801.jpg)
## Image Caption
General [Napoleon Bonaparte](https://www.worldhistory.org/Napoleon_Bonaparte/)'s guns fire into a mob of royalist insurrectionists during the Revolt of [13 Vendémiaire](https://www.worldhistory.org/13_Vendemiaire/) Year IV (5 October 1795), the famous "whiff of grapeshot". Drawing by Felician Myrbach, 19th century.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Myrbach, F. (2022, December 12). Bonaparte's Guns Fire on the Royalist Mob, 13 Vendémiaire Year IV. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Myrbach, Felician. "Bonaparte's Guns Fire on the Royalist Mob, 13 Vendémiaire Year IV." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 12, 2022. .
### MLA
Myrbach, Felician. "Bonaparte's Guns Fire on the Royalist Mob, 13 Vendémiaire Year IV." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Dec 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gribeauval_guns_of_Bonaparte_in_the_Paris_insurrection_5_october_1795.jpg) by [**Felician Myrbach**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gribeauval_guns_of_Bonaparte_in_the_Paris_insurrection_5_october_1795.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 12 December 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.