Friday, December 5, 2014

Entry of the French Army in Rome

Hippolyte Lecomte: Entry of the French Army in Rome. 
General Berthier at the head of the army, 15 February 1798

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Monday, December 1, 2014

Battle of Quiberon

Jean Sorieul: The Battle of Quiberon in 1795

This battle was part of an attempted counter-revolutionary invasion of France by Royalist forces. Instead, it was a disastrous defeat, resulting in the execution of 750 soldiers of the defeated invasion.