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Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan (1762-1833) was a French general who held significant commands in the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He won a major victory for the French Republic at the Battle of Fleurus...
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Battle of Hondschoote
The Battle of Hondschoote, fought on 6-8 September 1793, was a major turning point in the Flanders Campaign of 1792-1795 during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802). An army of the First French Republic defeated an Anglo-Hanoverian force...
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Battle of Fleurus
The Battle of Fleurus, 26 June 1794. A French army achieved victory over the Austrians, turning the tide of the War of the First Coalition decisively in France's favor. Depicted on the white horse in General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan who commanded...
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The French Exploration of New Zealand
The French exploration of New Zealand has been overshadowed by the achievements of British navigator Captain James Cook (1728-1779), but French navigators who visited Aotearoa's (New Zealand) shores named over 100 geographical places and...
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Drownings at Nantes
The Drownings at Nantes were a series of mass killings that took place in Nantes, France from November 1793 to February 1794 during the Reign of Terror. Overseen by Jean-Baptiste Carrier, the representative-on-mission from Paris, thousands...
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Semi-Subterranean Temple, Tiwanaku
One of the sandstone interior walls from the Semi-Subterranean Temple court at Tiwanaku, Bolivia, c. 300 CE. The sunken court was reserved for more select religious ceremonies and the stone heads suggest those involving human sacrifice. The...
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Marie Antoinette in 1775
Portrait of Marie Antoinette, oil on canvas painting by Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty, 1775.
Palace of Versailles.
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Map of Lutetia
A 18th century map of Lutetia by Jean-Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville (1697–1782).
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Committee of Surveillance during the French Revolution
Committee of Surveillance, tasked with unmasking and arresting local "suspects" during the Reign of Terror. Engraving by Jean-Baptiste Huet, c. 1793-94.
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris.
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Portrait of Lafayette, as Commander of the National Guard
A portrait of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) in uniform as commander of the Parisian citizens' militia known as the National Guard, during the French Revolution. Pastel portrait, by Jean-Baptiste Weyler, before 1791.
