Galerie des Batailles
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The Galerie des Batailles (Gallery of Battles) is a 120 metre long and 13 metre wide gallery occupying the first floor of the aile du midi of the Palace of Versailles
, joining onto the grand
and petit
'appartements de la reine'. It is an epigone of the Grande galerie of the Louvre
and was intended to glorify French military history from the Battle of Tolbiac
(traditionally dated 495) to the Battle of Wagram
(5–6 July 1809).
Its creation was the idea of Louis-Philippe I, King of the French and it replaced apartments which had been occupied in the 17th and 18th centuries by
The architects Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine and Neveu created a solemn decorative scheme for it, with a wide cornice supporting a coffered painted ceiling with entablatures supported by Corinthian columns along the length of the gallery. 13 bronze tablets on the wall are inscribed with the names of princes, admirals, constables, marshals and warriors killed or wounded whilst fighting for France. There are also busts placed on supports against the columns and between the paintings.
The main contents of the rooms, however, were envisaged as the vast paintings showing major military events in French history, some already in existence but mostly specially commissioned for the Galerie. While a number of them were of questionable quality, a few masterpieces, such as the Battle of Taillebourg by Eugène Delacroix
, were displayed here.
caused major damage to the Galerie in planting a bomb. Having failed to plant one in the Hall of Mirrors
, they moved to the galerie des Batailles, targeting Napoleon as a symbol of French colonialism.
Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles , or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. In French it is the Château de Versailles....
, joining onto the grand
Grand appartement de la reine
This article is about the grand appartement de la reine of the Palace of Versailles.Forming a parallel enfilade with that of the grand appartement du roi, the grand appartement de la reine served as the residence of three queens of France — Marie-Thérèse d’Autriche, wife of Louis XIV; Marie...
and petit
Petit appartement de la reine
The petit appartement de la reine is a suite of rooms in the Palace of Versailles. These rooms, situated behind the grand appartement de la reine, and which now open onto two interior courtyards, were the private domain of the Queens of France, Maria Theresa of Spain, Marie Leszczyńska, and...
'appartements de la reine'. It is an epigone of the Grande galerie of the Louvre
Louvre
The Musée du Louvre – in English, the Louvre Museum or simply the Louvre – is one of the world's largest museums, the most visited art museum in the world and a historic monument. A central landmark of Paris, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement...
and was intended to glorify French military history from the Battle of Tolbiac
Battle of Tolbiac
The Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alamanni, traditionally set in 496. The site of "Tolbiac", or "Tulpiacum" is usually given as Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 60km east of the present German-Belgian frontier, which is not implausible...
(traditionally dated 495) to the Battle of Wagram
Battle of Wagram
The Battle of Wagram was the decisive military engagement of the War of the Fifth Coalition. It took place on the Marchfeld plain, on the north bank of the Danube. An important site of the battle was the village of Deutsch-Wagram, 10 kilometres northeast of Vienna, which would give its name to the...
(5–6 July 1809).
History
- Louis XIV's brother Philippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe I, Duke of OrléansPhilippe of France was the youngest son of Louis XIII of France and his queen consort Anne of Austria. His older brother was the famous Louis XIV, le roi soleil. Styled Duke of Anjou from birth, Philippe became Duke of Orléans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orléans...
and his second wife, Elizabeth Charlotte of the PalatinateElizabeth Charlotte of the PalatinateElizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine was a German princess and the wife of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, younger brother of Louis XIV of France. Her vast correspondence provides a detailed account of the personalities and activities at the court of her brother-in-law, Louis XIV... - Philippe II, Duke of OrléansPhilippe II, Duke of OrléansPhilippe d'Orléans was a member of the royal family of France and served as Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723. Born at his father's palace at Saint-Cloud, he was known from birth under the title of Duke of Chartres...
(regent during Louis XV's minority) and his wife - the regent's son Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans
- Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1731–1767) as dauphine
- Charles X of FranceCharles X of FranceCharles X was known for most of his life as the Comte d'Artois before he reigned as King of France and of Navarre from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. A younger brother to Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported the latter in exile and eventually succeeded him...
, whilst comte d’Artois - Princess Élisabeth of France
The architects Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine and Neveu created a solemn decorative scheme for it, with a wide cornice supporting a coffered painted ceiling with entablatures supported by Corinthian columns along the length of the gallery. 13 bronze tablets on the wall are inscribed with the names of princes, admirals, constables, marshals and warriors killed or wounded whilst fighting for France. There are also busts placed on supports against the columns and between the paintings.
The main contents of the rooms, however, were envisaged as the vast paintings showing major military events in French history, some already in existence but mostly specially commissioned for the Galerie. While a number of them were of questionable quality, a few masterpieces, such as the Battle of Taillebourg by Eugène Delacroix
Eugène Delacroix
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school...
, were displayed here.
List of busts and paintings
Numbers correspond to Plan on French Wikipedia (not yet in Commons).- 1) Joseph-Antoine, prince PoniatowskiJózef Antoni PoniatowskiPrince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was a Polish leader, general, minister of war and army chief, who became a Marshal of France.-Early Austrian years and war with Turkey:...
, maréchal de l'Empire (1762-1813). Artist : François-Augustin Caunois (1787-1859).
- 2) Adolphe Édouard Casimir Joseph MortierÉdouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph MortierÉdouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1st Duc de Trévise was a French general and Marshal of France under Napoleon I.-Biography:...
, duc de Trévise, maréchal de l'Empire (1768-1835). Artist : Théophile-François Marcel BraThéophile BraThéophile François Marcel Bra was a French Romantic sculptor and exact contemporary of Eugène Delacroix. He was deeply involved in the Romantic era through his uncompromising personality and complex spirituality...
(1797-1863).
- 3) Jean-Baptiste BessièresJean-Baptiste BessièresJean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria was a Marshal of France of the Napoleonic Era. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a Divisional General...
, duc d'Istries, maréchal de l'Empire (1768-1813). Artist : François Masson (1745-1807).
- 4) Henri LXI, prince de Reuss-Schleiz, général de brigade in French service (1784-1813). Artist : Charles-François LebœufCharles-François LebœufCharles-François Lebœuf, called Nanteuil was a French sculptor. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in Sculpture in 1817 with a gypsum figure of Agis, dying by his own arms.-Works:...
.
- 5) Battle of TolbiacBattle of TolbiacThe Battle of Tolbiac was fought between the Franks under Clovis I and the Alamanni, traditionally set in 496. The site of "Tolbiac", or "Tulpiacum" is usually given as Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 60km east of the present German-Belgian frontier, which is not implausible...
, won by Clovis IClovis IClovis Leuthwig was the first King of the Franks to unite all the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the leadership from a group of royal chieftains, to rule by kings, ensuring that the kingship was held by his heirs. He was also the first Catholic King to rule over Gaul . He was the son...
over the AlamanniAlamanniThe Alamanni, Allemanni, or Alemanni were originally an alliance of Germanic tribes located around the upper Rhine river . One of the earliest references to them is the cognomen Alamannicus assumed by Roman Emperor Caracalla, who ruled the Roman Empire from 211 to 217 and claimed thereby to be...
in 496496Year 496 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Paulus without colleague...
. Artist : Ary SchefferAry SchefferAry Scheffer , French painter of Dutch and German extraction, was born in Dordrecht.-Life:After the early death of his father Johann Baptist, a poor painter, Ary's mother Cornelia, herself a painter and daughter of landscapist Arie Lamme, took him to Paris and placed him in the studio of...
(1795-1858). 4.15m by 4.65m
- 6) Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterSimon de Montfort, 5th Earl of LeicesterSimon IV de Montfort, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, 5th Earl of Leicester , also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was a French nobleman who took part in the Fourth Crusade and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade...
, duke of Narbonne (c 1150-1218). Artist : Jean-Jacques FeuchèreJean-Jacques FeuchèreJean-Jacques Feuchère was a French sculptor.He was a student of Jean-Pierre Cortot, and among his students was Jacques-Léonard Maillet.-Selected works:* Relief panel Le Pont d'Arcole, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, 1833-1834...
(1807-1852).
- 7) Robert d'ArtoisRobert, Count of BurgundyRobert, Count of Burgundy was the son of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and Mahaut, Countess of Artois. He was Count of Burgundy between 1302 and 1315. He died in 1315, and was succeeded by his sister, Queen Joan of France, and brother-in-law, King Philip V of France, as Joan II and Philip II....
, son of Otto IVOtto IV, Count of BurgundyOtto IV, Count of Burgundy was the son of Hugh de Chalon and Adelaide, Countess Palatine of Burgundy. By his mother, he was a grandson of Countess Beatrice II of Burgundy. By his father, he was descended from another branch of the Counts of Burgundy.Upon his father's death in 1266/1267, he became...
and Mahaut d'ArtoisMahaut, Countess of ArtoisMahaut of Artois , also known as Mathilda, was the only daughter, and eldest child of Robert II, Count of Artois and Amicie de Courtenay.- Lineage :...
(died 1317). Artist : Jean-Jacques Flatters (1786-1845).
- 8) Hugues QuieretHugues QuiéretHugues Quiéret was a French nobleman, admiral and military commander. He was a knight, lord of Tours-en-Vimeu and of Hamicourt, in Picardie. Before becoming an admiral, he had been a conseiller, chambellan, maître d'hôtel du roi, then the seneschal of Beaucaire and Nimes from 1325 to 1332.He was...
, French admiral, died 1340. Artist : Charles Émile SeurreCharles Émile SeurreCharles Marie Émile Seurre or Seurre the Younger was a French sculptor.- Life :Seurre was born and died in Paris. A student of the sculptor Pierre Cartellier, in 1824 Émile Seurre won the Prix de Rome for sculpture with a relief on the subject Joseph's tunic brought back to Jacob...
(1798-1858).
- 9) Nicolas BéhuchetNicolas BéhuchetNicolas or Béhuchet was a French admiral and financier....
, French admiral, died 1340. Artist : Bernard SeurreBernard SeurreBernard Gabriel Seurre or Seurre the Elder was a French sculptor. His younger brother Charles Émile Seurre was also a sculptor.- Life :...
(1795-1867).
- 10) Commemorative tablet at the north end of the galerie.
- 11) Commemorative tablet at the north end of the galerie.
- 12) Alexandre-Antoine Hureau, comte de SénarmontAlexandre-Antoine Hureau de SénarmontAlexandre-Antoine Hureau de Sénarmont was a French artillery general.He was born at Strasbourg, and educated at the Metz school for engineer and artillery cadets. In 1785 he was commissioned in the artillery, in which he served as a regimental officer for fifteen years...
, général de division (1732-1810). Artist : Antoine Laurent DantanAntoine Laurent DantanAntoine Laurent Dantan was a French academic sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1828. He is often confused with his younger brother Jean-Pierre Dantan, also a sculptor....
the Elder (1798-1878).
- 13) César Charles Étienne, comte GudinCharles-Étienne Gudin de La SablonnièreCharles-Étienne Gudin de La Sablonnière, count, was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.-Early career and Revolutionary Wars:...
, général de division (1768-1812). Artist : Louis-Denis Caillouette (1790-1868) (also spelled Caillouet or Cailhouët).
- 14) Walter VI of BrienneWalter VI of BrienneWalter VI of Brienne was Count of Brienne, Conversano, and Lecce, and titular Duke of Athens. Walter was the son of Walter V, Duke of Athens, and Jeanne de Châtillon , the daughter of the Count of Porcien, a constable to King Philip IV of France.As grandson of Hugh of Brienne Walter VI of Brienne...
, Duke of Athens, constable of FranceConstable of FranceThe Constable of France , as the First Officer of the Crown, was one of the original five Great Officers of the Crown of France and Commander in Chief of the army. He, theoretically, as Lieutenant-general of the King, outranked all the nobles and was second-in-command only to the King...
in 1356 (died 1356). Artist : Justin-Marie Lequien (1796-1882).
- 15) Peter I, Duke of BourbonPeter I, Duke of BourbonPeter I of Bourbon was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death.Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Mary of Avesnes....
(c 1311-1356). Artist : Louis-Eugène BionLouis-Eugène BionLouis-Eugène Bion , is a French sculptor. He was a student of Antoine Desbœuf and, after obtaining an entry in the contest of 1830, he especially performed to the religious sculpture....
(1807-1860).
- 16)
Battle of FriedlandBattle of FriedlandThe Battle of Friedland saw Napoleon I's French army decisively defeat Count von Bennigsen's Russian army about twenty-seven miles southeast of Königsberg...
, 14 June 1807, 5.43m by 4.65m, showing Napoleon INapoleon INapoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
and count Nicolas Charles Oudinot.
- 17) Antoine Louis Charles, comte Lasalle, général de division (1775-1809). Artist : after Auguste Taunay (1768-1824).
- 18)
Battle of WagramBattle of WagramThe Battle of Wagram was the decisive military engagement of the War of the Fifth Coalition. It took place on the Marchfeld plain, on the north bank of the Danube. An important site of the battle was the village of Deutsch-Wagram, 10 kilometres northeast of Vienna, which would give its name to the...
, 6 July 1809, by Horace VernetHorace VernetÉmile Jean-Horace Vernet was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist Arab subjects.Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who was himself a son of Claude Joseph Vernet. He was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the French...
. Dimensions : 5.3m by 4.65m, showing Napoleon I and the duc d'IstrieJean-Baptiste BessièresJean-Baptiste Bessières, 1st Duc d' Istria was a Marshal of France of the Napoleonic Era. His younger brother, Bertrand, followed in his footsteps and eventually became a Divisional General...
.
- 19) Jean-Baptiste CervoniJean-Baptiste CervoniJean-Baptiste Cervoni became a general officer in the French army during the French Revolutionary Wars and was killed in action in 1809 during the Napoleonic Wars.-Revolution:...
, général de division (1765-1809). Artist : after Pietro Cardelli (1776-1822).
- 20)
Battle of Jena, 14 October 1806, 5.43m by 4.65m, showing Napoleon INapoleon INapoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
, Joachim Murat and Louis Alexandre Berthier, dated and signed "Horace Vernet 1836"
- 21) Jean LannesJean LannesJean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, was a Marshal of France. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant"...
, duc de Montebello, maréchal de l'Empire (1769-1809). Artist : François Masson (1745-1807).
- 22)
Battle of AusterlitzBattle of AusterlitzThe Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories, where the French Empire effectively crushed the Third Coalition...
, 2 December 1805, oil on canvas, sketch after an original that in 1846 was in the Paillet collection, commissioned by Napoleon I for the ceiling of the salle du Conseil d'État at the palais des Tuileries in Paris, showing Napoleon accompanied by Jean RappJean RappJean Rapp was a French Army general during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.Rapp was born the son of the janitor of the town-hall of Colmar. He began theological studies to became a clergy man, but with his build and heated character, he was better suited to the military,...
, 9.58m by 5.10m
- 23) Nicolas-Bernard, général-baron Guiot de Lacour, général de division (1771-1809). Mortally wounded at (wearing the cross of the Légion d'honneur and the cross of the Ordre de Saint-Henri of Saxony). Artist : Jean-Baptiste Joseph Debay, le Fils (1802-1862)
- 24)
Battle of Hohenlinden, 3 December 1800, showing Jean Victor MoreauJean Victor Marie MoreauJean Victor Marie Moreau was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte to power, but later became a rival and was banished to the United States.- Early life :Moreau was born at Morlaix in Brittany...
, Michel NeyMichel NeyMichel Ney , 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa was a French soldier and military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original 18 Marshals of France created by Napoleon I...
, Emmanuel de Grouchy, Jean de Habsbourg, signed "H Schopin".
- 25) André Bruno de Frévol, comte de La Coste, général de brigade (1775-1809). After : Claude Michel (known as Clodion) (1738-1814).
- 26)
Second Battle of ZürichSecond Battle of ZürichThe Second Battle of Zurich was a French victory over an Austrian and Russian force near Zurich. It broke the stalemate that had resulted from the First Battle of Zurich three months earlier and led to the withdrawal of Russia from the Second Coalition.After he had been forced out of the city in...
, 25 September 1799, oil on canvas, showing André MassénaAndré MassénaAndré Masséna 1st Duc de Rivoli, 1st Prince d'Essling was a French military commander during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars....
, the comte Nicolase, Charles Oudinot and count Honoré Charles ReilleHonoré Charles ReilleHonoré Charles Michel Joseph Reille was a Marshal of France, born in Antibes.Reille served in the early campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars under Dumouriez and Masséna, whose daughter Victoire he married. In 1800, Reille was appointed commander of the Italian city of Florence...
. Artist : François BouchotFrançois BouchotFrançois Bouchot, a painter and engraver, was born in Paris in 1800. He studied engraving under Richomme, and then became a pupil of Regnault, and subsequently of Lethière, and obtained the 'grand prix de Rome' in 1823. He exhibited at the Salon from 1824 till his death, which occurred in Paris in...
, signed 1837. Commissioned by Louis-Philippe in 1835, 5.43 m by 4.65 m
- 27) Claude-Louis-Constant CorbineauClaude CorbineauClaude Louis Constant Esprit Juvénal Gabriel Corbineau was a French general. His two brothers Jean and Hercule also fought in both these wars and together the three men were known as "les trois Horaces" ....
, général de brigade (1772-1807). Artist : Philippe Joseph Henri LemairePhilippe Joseph Henri Lemaire[Philippe Joseph] Henri Lemaire was a French sculptor, working in a neoclassical academic style. He was a pupil of Pierre Cartellier, and won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1821....
(1798-1880).
- 28) Battle of RivoliBattle of RivoliThe Battle of Rivoli was a key victory in the French campaign in Italy against Austria. Napoleon Bonaparte's 23,000 Frenchmen defeated an attack of 28,000 Austrians under Feldzeugmeister Jozsef Alvinczi, ending Austria's fourth and final attempt to relieve the Siege of Mantua...
.
- 29) Jacques Desjardins, général de division (1759-1807) (killed at the battle of EylauBattle of EylauThe Battle of Eylau or Battle of Preussisch-Eylau, 7 and 8 February 1807, was a bloody and inconclusive battle between Napoléon's Grande Armée and a Russian Empire army under Levin August, Count von Bennigsen near the town of Preußisch Eylau in East Prussia. Late in the battle, the Russians...
). Artist : Antoine Laurent DantanAntoine Laurent DantanAntoine Laurent Dantan was a French academic sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1828. He is often confused with his younger brother Jean-Pierre Dantan, also a sculptor....
, l'Aîné (1798-1878).
- 30) Joseph Sécret Pascal-Vallongue, général de Brigade (1763-1806). Artist : Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Debay, le Père (1779-1863).
- 31) Charles the Bold, duke of BurgundyDuke of BurgundyDuke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...
(1433-1477). Artist : Charles-François LebœufCharles-François LebœufCharles-François Lebœuf, called Nanteuil was a French sculptor. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in Sculpture in 1817 with a gypsum figure of Agis, dying by his own arms.-Works:...
(1792-1865), Nanteuil, also known as Nanteuil-Lebœuf.
- 32) Prigent de Coëtivy, sire de Coëtivy, Admiral of FranceAdmiral of FranceThe title Admiral of France is one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, the naval equivalent of Marshal of France.The title was created in 1270 by Louis IX of France, during the Eighth Crusade. At the time it was equivalent to the office of Constable of France. The Admiral was responsible...
. Killed at the siege of Cherbourg (1450).
- 33)
Battle of CasselBattle of Cassel (1328)The Battle of Cassel was fought on 23 August 1328 by Philip VI, the King of France, and first ruler of House of Valois , against the peasant revolt in Flanders, led by Nicolaas Zannekin. The battle took place near the city of Cassel, 30 km south of Dunkirk in present-day France...
. Won by Philippe de ValoisPhilip VI of FrancePhilip VI , known as the Fortunate and of Valois, was the King of France from 1328 to his death. He was also Count of Anjou, Maine, and Valois from 1325 to 1328...
. 23 August 1328. 5.43m by 4.65m, showing Philip and Nicolas Zonnekin, dated and signed "Scheffer Henry 1837".
- 34)
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan, constable of FranceConstable of FranceThe Constable of France , as the First Officer of the Crown, was one of the original five Great Officers of the Crown of France and Commander in Chief of the army. He, theoretically, as Lieutenant-general of the King, outranked all the nobles and was second-in-command only to the King...
. Killed at the Battle of VerneuilBattle of VerneuilThe Battle of Verneuil was a battle of the Hundred Years' War, fought on 17 August 1424 near Verneuil in Normandy and was a significant English victory.-The black time:...
(1424).
- 35) Battle of Mons-en-PévèleBattle of Mons-en-PévèleThe Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle was fought on 18 August 1304 between the French and the Flemish. The French were led by King Philip IV the Fair in person.- Prelude :...
, won on 18 August 1304 by Philip the FairPhilip IV of FrancePhilip the Fair was, as Philip IV, King of France from 1285 until his death. He was the husband of Joan I of Navarre, by virtue of which he was, as Philip I, King of Navarre and Count of Champagne from 1284 to 1305.-Youth:A member of the House of Capet, Philip was born at the Palace of...
against the Flemish army. Produced : c 1839. Artist : Charles-Philippe LarivièreCharles-Philippe LarivièreCharles-Philippe Larivière was a French academic painter and lithographer.- Life :A talented student of Paulin Guérin, Girodet-Trioson and Antoine-Jean Gros, he was admitted to the école des Beaux-Arts in 1813 and won second prize in the Prix de Rome in 1819 then a médaille d'encouragement in 1820...
(1798-1876). 4.65m by 5.43 m
- 36) Anthony, Duke of BrabantAnthony, Duke of BrabantAnthony, Duke of Brabant, also known as Antoine de Brabant, Antoine de Bourgogne and Anthony of Burgundy , was Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg. Anthony was the son of Philip II, Duke of Burgundy and Margaret III of Flanders, and brother of John the Fearless...
, killed at the battle of AgincourtBattle of AgincourtThe Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory against a numerically superior French army in the Hundred Years' War. The battle occurred on Friday, 25 October 1415 , near modern-day Azincourt, in northern France...
in 1415.
- 37)
Battle of TaillebourgBattle of TaillebourgThere were three military confrontations called the Battle of Taillebourg, site of strategic importance on the route between Northern and Southern France, via the bridge built over the Charente River. The first one was that which saw the victory of Charlemagne, in 808, over the Saracens...
, won by Saint LouisLouis IX of FranceLouis IX , commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death. He was also styled Louis II, Count of Artois from 1226 to 1237. Born at Poissy, near Paris, he was an eighth-generation descendant of Hugh Capet, and thus a member of the House of Capet, and the son of Louis VIII and...
on 21 July 1242. Artist : Eugène DelacroixEugène DelacroixFerdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school...
(1798-1863). Date : 1837. 4.89m by 5.54 m
- 38) Jacques Dampierre de Châtillon, sire de Amiral de France. Killed at the battle of Agincourt 1415.
- 39) Philippe-Auguste before the battle of BouvinesBattle of BouvinesThe Battle of Bouvines, 27 July 1214, was a conclusive medieval battle ending the twelve year old Angevin-Flanders War that was important to the early development of both the French state by confirming the French crown's sovereignty over the Angevin lands of Brittany and Normandy.Philip Augustus of...
, 27 July 1214. Artist : Horace VernetHorace VernetÉmile Jean-Horace Vernet was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist Arab subjects.Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famous painter, who was himself a son of Claude Joseph Vernet. He was born in the Paris Louvre, while his parents were staying there during the French...
(1789-1863). Date : 1827. Technique : oil on canvas, 5.1m by 9.58m
- 40) Jean de VienneJean de VienneJean de Vienne was a French knight, general and Admiral of France during the Hundred Years' War.-Early life:Jean de Vienne was born at Dole, in what is now Franche-Comté. As a nobleman, he started his military career at the age of 19, and was made a knight at 21.-Career:By the age of 24, de Vienne...
. Admiral of France. Killed at the battle of NicopolisBattle of NicopolisThe Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied army of Hungarian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German and assorted troops at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising of the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the...
1396.
- 41) Count EudesEudesThere are several notable people with the Old French name Eudes.* Odo of Aquitaine, died about 735* Odo , Count of Paris* Eudes-Henry , Duke of Burgundy * Eudes, Count of Penthièvre and Count of Brittany...
defending Paris against the Normans in 885, 5.42m by 4.65m, commissioned by Louis-Philippe in 1834, signed "V. Schnetz".
- 42) Charles de BloisCharles, Duke of BrittanyCharles of Blois , claimed the title Duke of Brittany, from 1341 to his death.Charles is the son of Guy I of Blois-Châtillon, count of Blois, by Margaret of Valois, a sister of king Philip VI of France. He was a devout man, who took piety to the extreme of mortifying his own flesh...
, killed at AurayAurayAuray is a commune located in the Morbihan department of Brittany in France. Inhabitants of Auray are called Alréens.-Geography:The city is surrounded by the communes of Crac'h to the south and west, Brech to the north and Pluneret to the east. It is crossed by the Loch, a small coastal river...
, 1364
- 43) CharlemagneCharlemagneCharlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
receiving the submission of WidukindWidukindWidukind was a pagan Saxon leader and the chief opponent of Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. Widukind was the leader of the Saxons against the Frankish king Charlemagne...
, king of the Saxons at PaderbornPaderbornPaderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...
in 785. Artist : Ary SchefferAry SchefferAry Scheffer , French painter of Dutch and German extraction, was born in Dordrecht.-Life:After the early death of his father Johann Baptist, a poor painter, Ary's mother Cornelia, herself a painter and daughter of landscapist Arie Lamme, took him to Paris and placed him in the studio of...
(1795-1858) ; 4.65m by 5.42m
- 44) James I, Count of La MarcheJames I, Count of La MarcheJames of Bourbon-La Marche was the son of Louis I, Duke of Bourbon and Mary of Avesnes. He was Count of Ponthieu from 1351 to 1360, and Count of La Marche from 1356 to his death.-Hundred Years War:...
, constable of France. Killed at the battle of BrignaisBattle of BrignaisThe Battle of Brignais was fought on 6 April 1362, between forces of the Kingdom of France under Jacques de Bourbon and the Free Companies, led by Petit Meschin and Seguin de Badefol...
1361.
- 45)
Battle of Poitiers, October 732, under Charles de SteubenCharles de SteubenBaron Charles Auguste Guillaume Steuben , also Charles de Steuben, was a French painter active during the Napoleonic Era.He briefly trained Gustave Courbet....
. Dimensions : 5.42m by 4.65m, showing Charles MartelCharles MartelCharles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
, Odo the Great and Abd-el-RahmanAbdul Rahman Al GhafiqiAbdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi , also known as Abd er Rahman, Abdderrahman, Abderame, and Abd el-Rahman, led the Andalusian Muslims into battle against the forces of Charles Martel in the Battle of Tours on October 10, 732 AD. for which he is primarily remembered in the West...
, dated and signed "STEUBEN 1837".
- 46) Louis d’ArmagnacLouis d'Armagnac, Duke of NemoursLouis d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours , known for most of his life as the Count of Guise, was the third son of Jacques d'Armagnac, Duke of Nemours and Louise of Anjou....
, duke of Nemours. Killed at Gérignole. 1503. (RudeFrançois RudeFrançois Rude was a French sculptor. He was the stepfather of Paul Cabet, a sculptor.Born in Dijon, he worked at his father's trade as a stovemaker till the age of sixteen, but received training in drawing from François Devosges, where he learned that a strong, simple contour was an invaluable...
)
- 47) Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours. Killed at the battle of RavennaBattle of Ravenna (1512)The Battle of Ravenna, fought on 11 April 1512, by forces of the Holy League and France, was a major battle of the War of the League of Cambrai in the Italian Wars...
1512
- 48) Battle of CocherelBattle of CocherelThe Battle of Cocherel it fought on May 16, 1364 between the king of France and the forces of Charles II of Navarre, over the succession to the dukedom of Burgundy....
, near Évreux, won by Bertrand du GuesclinBertrand du GuesclinBertrand du Guesclin , known as the Eagle of Brittany or the Black Dog of Brocéliande, was a Breton knight and French military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was Constable of France from 1370 to his death...
over the troops of Charles II of NavarreCharles II of NavarreCharles II , called "Charles the Bad", was King of Navarre 1349-1387 and Count of Évreux 1343-1387....
, 16 May 1364. Artist : Charles-Philippe LarivièreCharles-Philippe LarivièreCharles-Philippe Larivière was a French academic painter and lithographer.- Life :A talented student of Paulin Guérin, Girodet-Trioson and Antoine-Jean Gros, he was admitted to the école des Beaux-Arts in 1813 and won second prize in the Prix de Rome in 1819 then a médaille d'encouragement in 1820...
(1798-1876). Dated: c 1837. 4.25m by 2.6m
- 49) Pierre du TerrailPierre Terrail, seigneur de BayardPierre Terrail LeVieux, seigneur de Bayard was a French soldier, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard. Throughout the centuries since his death, he has been known as "the knight without fear and beyond reproach"...
seigneur de Bayard. Killed at RebecRobecco d'OglioRobecco d'Oglio is a comune in the Province of Cremona in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 80 km southeast of Milan and about 15 km north of Cremona....
1524.
- 50) Guillaume Gouffier de BonnivetGuillaume Gouffier, seigneur de BonnivetGuillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet was a French soldier.The younger brother of Artus Gouffier, seigneur de Boisy, tutor of Francis I of France, Bonnivet was brought up with Francis, and after the young king's accession he became one of the most powerful of the royal favourites. In 1515 he...
, admiral of FranceAdmiral of FranceThe title Admiral of France is one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France, the naval equivalent of Marshal of France.The title was created in 1270 by Louis IX of France, during the Eighth Crusade. At the time it was equivalent to the office of Constable of France. The Admiral was responsible...
, killed at , 1525.
- 51) Jacques II de Chabannes de La Palice known as La Palice, marshal of FranceMarshal of FranceThe Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
, killed at Pavia 1525.
- 52) Jean de Bourbon, comte de Soissons. Killed at Saint-Quentin, 1557.
- 53) Raising of the Siege of OrléansSiege of OrléansThe Siege of Orléans marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. This was Joan of Arc's first major military victory and the first major French success to follow the crushing defeat at Agincourt in 1415. The outset of this siege marked the pinnacle of English power...
by Joan of ArcJoan of ArcSaint Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" , is a national heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France who claimed divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the...
- 54) André de MontalembertAndré de MontalembertAndré de Montalembert , Seigneur d'Essé, was a French noble man and officer of the 16th century. As a young boy he fought in the Italian Wars...
seigneur d’Essé. Killed at the siege of Terouanne. 1555. (Taley)
- 55) Piero StrozziPiero StrozziPiero Strozzi was an Italian military leader. He was a member of the rich Florentine family of the Strozzi.-Biography:Piero Strozzi was the son of Filippo Strozzi the Younger and Clarice de' Medici....
. Killed at ThionvilleThionvilleThionville , is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz.-Demographics:...
. 1553 (Taley)
- 56) Anne, duc de MontmorencyAnne de MontmorencyAnne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency, Honorary Knight of the Garter was a French soldier, statesman and diplomat. He became Marshal of France and Constable of France.-Early life:...
, (1572-1567)
- 57) Jacques d'Albon, seigneur de Saint-AndréJacques Dalbon, Seigneur de Saint AndreJacques d'Albon, Seigneur de Saint Andre was a French soldier and favorite of Henry II of France. He was made marshal of France, governor of Lyonnais and ambassador in England. He served with great bravery against the emperor Charles V in 1552...
, maréchal de France (c 1505-1562). Artist : Jean-François-Théodore GechterJean-François-Théodore GechterJean-François-Théodore Gechter was a French sculptor. A student of François Joseph Bosio and baron Gros, he is now most noted for his bronzes. He first exhibited in 1824, in a show of classical and mythological subjects. From 1830 he shifted to smaller sculptures and animal subjects, like...
(1796-1844).
- 58)
Battle of CastillonBattle of CastillonThe Battle of Castillon of 1453 was the last battle fought between the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War. It resulted in a decisive French victory.-Context:...
won by the comte de Dunois over the English forces under Lord TalbotJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and 1st Earl of Waterford KG , known as "Old Talbot" was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, as well as the only Lancastrian Constable of France.-Origins:He was descended from Richard Talbot, a tenant in 1086 of Walter Giffard...
, 17 July 1453.
- 59) Charles de La Rochefoucauld, comte de Randan.
- 60) Antoine de BourbonAntoine of NavarreAntoine de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme was head of the House of Bourbon from 1537 to 1562, and jure uxoris King of Navarre from 1555 to 1562.-Family:...
. King of Navarre
- 61) Anne, duc de JoyeuseAnne de JoyeuseAnne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Baron d'Arques, Vicomte then Duke of Joyeuse was a royal favourite and active participant in the French Wars of Religion....
- 62) Claude de LoraineClaude, Duke of AumaleClaude of Lorraine, Duke of Aumale was the third son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon. He was a prince of Lorraine by birth....
, duc d’Aumale
- 63) Entry of Charles VIIICharles VIII of FranceCharles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
into NaplesNaplesNaples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. 12 May 1495.
- 64) Fernand de Nogaret, seigneur de Lavalette
- 65) Battle of Marignan won by Francis I of FranceFrancis I of FranceFrancis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
on 14 September 1515, showing Francis ordering his troops to stop pursuing the Swiss. Artist : Alexandre-Évariste FragonardAlexandre-Évariste FragonardAlexandre-Évariste Fragonard , son of Jean-Honoré Fragonard, was a French painter and sculptor in the troubadour style...
(1780-1850) 4.65m by 5.43m
- 66) Armand de Gontau, baron de BironArmand de Gontaut, baron de BironArmand de Gontaut, baron de Biron was a celebrated French soldier of the 16th century.-Biography:His family, one of the numerous branches of the House of Gontaut, took its title from the territory of Biron in Périgord, where on a hill between the Dropt and the Lide still stands the magnificent...
. Maréchal de France. Killed at ÉpernayÉpernayÉpernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Épernay is located some 130 km north-east of Paris on the main line of the Eastern railway to Strasbourg...
1592. Artist : Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Debay, le Père (1779-1863).
- 67) Capture of Calais by Francis, Duke of GuiseFrancis, Duke of GuiseFrancis de Lorraine II, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Duke of Aumale , called Balafré , was a French soldier and politician.-Early life:...
, on 9 January 1558. Artist : François-Édouard PicotFrançois-Édouard PicotFrançois-Edouard Picot was a French painter during the July Monarchy, painting mythological, religious and historical subjects.-Life:Born in Paris, Picot won the Prix de Rome painting scholarship in 1813...
(1786-1868). 4.65m by 5.43 m
- 68) Jean d'Aumont, maréchal de France, killed at CombourgCombourgCombourg is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Combourg are called Combourgeois and, more rarely Combournais.-History:...
in BrittanyBrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
, 1595. Artist : Auguste-Alexandre Dumont(1801-1884), known as Auguste or Augustin Dumont
- 69) Henry IVHenry IV of FranceHenry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
's entry into ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, 22 March 1594. Artist : François Pascal Simon Gérard(baron)François GerardFrançois Pascal Simon, Baron Gérard was a French painter born in Rome, where his father occupied a post in the house of the French ambassador. His mother was Italian. As a baron of the Empire he is sometimes referred to as Baron Gérard.-Life:François Gérard was born in Rome, on 12 March 1770, to...
(1770-1837). 5.1m by 9.58 m
- 70) André Baptiste de BrancasAndré de BrancasAndré de Brancas or Amiral de Villars was a French admiral.He fought for the Catholic League and the Spanish, wishing to make Normandy an independent lordship. He remained in Rouen even after the abjuration of Henry IV of France, and did not submit until 1594. He was made an Admiral of France on...
, seigneur de Villars, amiral de France, tué au siège de DoullensDoullensDoullens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.Its inhabitants are called Doullennais and Doullennaises.-Geography:...
, en 1595. (Victor Thérasse)
- 71) Battle of RocroiBattle of RocroiThe Battle of Rocroi was fought on 19 May 1643, late in the Thirty Years' War. It resulted in a victory of the French army under the Duc d'Enghien, against the Spanish army under General Francisco de Melo.-Prelude:...
, 19 May 1643, the duc d'Enghien ordering his troops to stop fighting the Spanish, who have come to him to surrender. Artist : François Joseph Heim (1787-1865.)vers 1834, 4.65m by 5.43m
- 72)
Jean du Caylarde, marquis de ToirasJean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-BonnetJean Caylar d'Anduze de Saint-Bonnet, Marquis de Toiras , often just called Toiras, was a Marshal of France of the 17th century.Toiras fought against Soubise in the Capture of Ré island in 1622...
, Killed at FontanetoFontaneto d'AgognaFontaneto d'Agogna is a comune in the Province of Novara in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 25 km northwest of Novara...
in the Milanais. 1636. (Calnouet)
- 73) The Grand Condé at the battle of LensBattle of LensThe Battle of Lens was a French victory under Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé against the Spanish army under Archduke Leopold in the Thirty Years' War . It was the last major battle of the war....
, 20 August 1648, victory over the Spanish troops commanded by archduke Leopold. Circa 1835, Artist : Jean-Pierre Franque (1774-1860). 4.65m by 5.43m
- 74) Charles de Créquy, maréchal de FranceMarshal of FranceThe Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
, killed before the fort of BremeBremeBreme is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 60 km southwest of Milan and about 40 km west of Pavia...
, 1636. (Davitan the younger)
- 75)
Battle of the DunesBattle of the Dunes (1658)The Battle of the Dunes, fought on 14 June , 1658, is also known as the Battle of Dunkirk. It was a victory of the French army, under Turenne, against the Spanish army, led by John of Austria the Younger and Louis II de Condé...
at the siege of Dunkirk, won by the maréchal de TurenneHenri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de TurenneHenri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne,often called simply Turenne was the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family. He achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France...
over the Spanish in June 1658. Artist : Charles-Philippe LarivièreCharles-Philippe LarivièreCharles-Philippe Larivière was a French academic painter and lithographer.- Life :A talented student of Paulin Guérin, Girodet-Trioson and Antoine-Jean Gros, he was admitted to the école des Beaux-Arts in 1813 and won second prize in the Prix de Rome in 1819 then a médaille d'encouragement in 1820...
(1798-1876). Date : 1837. 4.65m by 5.43m
- 76) Manassès de Pas, marquis de FeuquièresIsaac Manasses de Pas, Marquis de FeuquieresIsaac Manasses de Pas, Marquis de Feuquieres was a French soldier.He came of a distinguished family of which many members held high command in the civil wars of the 16th century. He entered the Royal army at the age of thirty, and soon achieved distinction...
. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at ThionvilleThionvilleThionville , is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz.-Demographics:...
in 1640. (Philippe Joseph Henri LemairePhilippe Joseph Henri Lemaire[Philippe Joseph] Henri Lemaire was a French sculptor, working in a neoclassical academic style. He was a pupil of Pierre Cartellier, and won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1821....
)
- 77)
Armand de Maillé, marquis de Brézé, duc de FronsacJean Armand de Maillé-BrézéJean Armand de Maillé-Brézé was a French admiral.He was born in Milly-le-Meugon, in one of the most powerful French families of the time; his father was Urbain de Maillé-Brézé, marquis de Brézé, Marshal of France, his uncle Cardinal Richelieu, King Louis XIII's renowned minister, and his...
. Amiral de France. Killed at the battle of Orbetello, 1646
- 78) Jean Baptiste Budes baron de GuébriantJean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de GuébriantJean-Baptiste Budes, comte de Guébriant was marshal of France.-Life:He was born at Plessis-Budes, near St Brieuc, in a Breton family...
. Maréchal de France. Killed at Rothweil, 1643. (Jean-Pierre CortotJean-Pierre CortotJean-Pierre Cortot was a French sculptor.- Life :Cortot was born and died in Paris. He was educated at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, and took the Prix de Rome in 1809, residing in the Villa Medici in Rome from 1810 to 1813.Cortot worked in an austere, correct, academic neo-classical style,...
)
- 79) Jacques marquis de Castelnau, maréchal de France. Killed at Dunkirk in 1653.
- 80) Jean de GassionJean de GassionJean, comte de Gassion was a Gascon military commander for France, prominent at the battle of Rocroi who reached the rank of Marshal of France at the age of thirty-four...
Maréchal de France. Killed at LensLens, Pas-de-CalaisLens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...
in 1547.
- 81) Jacques de Rougé, marquis du Plessis-BellièreJacques de Rougé du Plessis-BellièreJacques de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière was a French General , very close to King Louis XIV and his minister, Mazarin.Jacques de Rougé was Marquis du Plessis-Bellière from 1651 till his death. He married Suzanne, Marquise du Plessis-Bellière, ne de Bruc de Monplaisir....
. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at Castellamare in 1654 (Jean Bernard DuseigneurJean Bernard DuseigneurJean Bernard Duseigneur , also known as Jehan Duseigneur, was a French romantic sculptor.Duseigneur was born in Paris, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, and in 1831 achieved renown when he exhibited Roland Furieux, now in Louvre and often regarded as the first romantic sculpture...
)
- 82) Capture of ValenciennesValenciennesValenciennes is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies on the Scheldt river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded...
, 17 March 1677. "Louis XIV", oil on canvas, dated "1837", the year it was commissioned by Louis-Philippe; 4.65m by 4.15m
- 83) François, Duke of BeaufortFrançois, Duke of BeaufortFrançois de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort was the illegitimate grandson of Henry IV of France. He was also cousin to Louis XIV. He was a prominent figure in the Fronde, and later went on to fight in the Mediterranean. His mother was the heiress Françoise de Lorraine...
. Admiral of France. Killed at the Siege of CandiaSiege of CandiaThe Siege of Candia was a military conflict in which Ottoman forces besieged the Venetian-ruled city and were ultimately victorious. Lasting from 1648 to 1669, it was the longest siege in history.-Background:...
in 1669 (Mercier)
- 84) Henri de La Tour d’AuvergneHenri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de TurenneHenri de la Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne,often called simply Turenne was the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family. He achieved military fame and became a Marshal of France...
vicomte de Turenne. Maréchal de France. Killed near Saltzbach in 1675 (Flatter)
- 85) Pierre Claude Berbier du Metz, lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at the battle of FleurusBattle of Fleurus (1690)The Battle of Fleurus, fought on 1 July 1690, was a major engagement of the Nine Years' War. In a bold envelopment the Duc de Luxembourg, commanding Louis XIV’s army of some 35,000 men, soundly defeated Prince Waldeck’s Allied force of approximately 38,000 men comprising mainly Dutch, German, and...
, 1690 (François JouffroyFrançois JouffroyFrançois Jouffroy was a French sculptor.Jouffroy was born in Dijon, the son of a baker, and attended the local drawing school before being admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome...
)
- 86) Nicolas de la Brousse comte de Vertillac. Maréchal des camps et armées du roi. Killed near Bossu. 1693. (Lescorné)
- 87) Charles Paris d’Orléans, duc de Longueville. Killed during the Rhine crossing in 1672. (François JouffroyFrançois JouffroyFrançois Jouffroy was a French sculptor.Jouffroy was born in Dijon, the son of a baker, and attended the local drawing school before being admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome...
)
- 88) Jean-Baptiste Cassagnet marquis de Tilladet, lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at SteenkerqueSteenkerqueSteenkerque is a Belgian village 50 km south-west of Brussels, 10 km south of Enghien...
en 1692. (Debay)
- 89) Battle of MarsagliaBattle of MarsagliaThe Battle of Marsaglia was a battle in the Nine Years' War, fought in Italy on 4 October 1693 between the French army of Marshal Nicolas Catinat and the Allied army of Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ....
, won by Nicolas CatinatNicolas CatinatNicolas Catinat was a French military commander and Marshal of France under Louis XIV. The son of a magistrate, Catinat was born in Paris on 1 September 1637...
over the Piedmontese troops of Victor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
assisted by Prince Eugene of SavoyPrince Eugene of SavoyPrince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...
, on 4 October 1693. Artist : Devéria EugèneEugène DevériaEugène Francois Marie Joseph Devéria was a French Romantic painter of history paintings. He held to the taste for historic subjects that he painted according to the academic formulae of the time....
(1805-1865). Date : 1837 ; 4.65m by 5.43m
- 90) Béat Jacques de la Tour Chatillon comte de Zurlauben. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at HochstettBattle of BlenheimThe Battle of Blenheim , fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis XIV of France sought to knock Emperor Leopold out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement...
in 1704. (François JouffroyFrançois JouffroyFrançois Jouffroy was a French sculptor.Jouffroy was born in Dijon, the son of a baker, and attended the local drawing school before being admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome...
)
- 91) Battle of VillaviciosaBattle of VillaviciosaThe Battle of Villaviciosa took place on December 10, 1710, between the Franco-Spanish army led by Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme and Philip V of Spain and the Habsburg-Allied army commanded by the Austrian Guido Starhemberg during the War of the Spanish Succession, one day after the decisive...
won by Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme over count Guido StarhembergGuido StarhembergGuido Wald Rüdiger, count of Starhemberg; was an Austrian military officer.He was a cousin of Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg , the famous commander of Vienna during the Turkish siege of 1683, and acted as his ADC during the siege...
on 10 December 1710. Artist : Jean AlauxJean AlauxJean Alaux, called "le Romain" , was a French history painter and Director of the French Academy in Rome from 1846-52.-Life and work:...
, known as Le Romain (1786-1864) Date : 1836. 4.65m by 5.43m
- 92) Ferdinand, comte de MarsinFerdinand de MarsinFerdinand, comte de Marsin was a French general and diplomat, who was Marshal of France.-Biography:...
, maréchal de France. Killed at Turin. 1706 (Jouffroy)
- 93)
Battle of DenainBattle of DenainThe Battle of Denain was fought on 24 July 1712, as part of the War of the Spanish Succession, and resulted in a French victory under Marshal Villars against Austrian and Dutch forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy.-Prelude:...
, won by Claude Louis Hector de VillarsClaude Louis Hector de VillarsClaude Louis Hector de Villars, Prince de Martigues, Marquis then Duc de Villars, Vicomte de Melun was the last great general of Louis XIV of France and one of the most brilliant commanders in French military history, one of only six Marshals who have been promoted to Marshal General of...
over Prince Eugene of SavoyPrince Eugene of SavoyPrince Eugene of Savoy , was one of the most successful military commanders in modern European history, rising to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna. Born in Paris to aristocratic Italian parents, Eugene grew up around the French court of King Louis XIV...
on 24 July 1712. Artist : Jean AlauxJean AlauxJean Alaux, called "le Romain" , was a French history painter and Director of the French Academy in Rome from 1846-52.-Life and work:...
, known as Le Romain (1786-1864). Date : 1839. 4.65m by 5.43m
- 94) James FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickJames FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick, 1st Duke of Fitz-James, 1st Duke of Liria and Jérica was an Anglo-French military leader, illegitimate son of King James II of England by Arabella Churchill, sister of the 1st Duke of Marlborough...
, marshal (1671-1734) Artist : Antoine-Laurent Dantan, the Elder (1798-1878)
- 95)
The Battle of FontenoyBattle of FontenoyThe Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, was a major engagement of the War of the Austrian Succession, fought between the forces of the Pragmatic Allies – comprising mainly Dutch, British, and Hanoverian troops under the nominal command of the Duke of Cumberland – and a French army under Maurice de...
, 11 May 1745, showing Maurice de Saxe presenting the captured British and Dutch prisoners and colours to Louis XV and the dauphin; Artist : Horace Vernet (1789-1863). Date : 1828. 5.1m by 9.58m
- 96) Louis Joseph de Saint Véran, marquis de MontcalmLouis-Joseph de MontcalmLouis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran was a French soldier best known as the commander of the forces in North America during the Seven Years' War .Montcalm was born near Nîmes in France to a noble family, and entered military service...
. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at the Battle of the Plains of AbrahamBattle of the Plains of AbrahamThe Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War...
in 1759. (Francisque Duret)
- 97) Siege of YorktownSiege of YorktownThe Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis...
. général RochambeauJean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de RochambeauMarshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
and George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
give the final orders to attack. October 1781
- 98) Pierre-François, Marquess of Rougé. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at Villinghausen in 1761 (L. Debay)
- 99) Battle of Lawfeld, 2 July 1747 : Louis XV pointing out the village of Lawfeld to Maurice de Saxe. Artist :Pierre Lenfant (1704-1787). Period : reign of Louis XV (1723-1774). 2.75m by 2.5m
- 100) Jacques Christophe Coquille DugommierJacques François DugommierJacques François Coquille named Dugommier was a French general....
. Commander in chief. Killed at the Battle of the Black MountainBattle of the Black MountainThe Battle of the Black Mountain was fought from 17 to 20 November 1794 between the army of the First French Republic and the allied armies of the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal...
. 1794 (Antoine-Denis ChaudetAntoine-Denis ChaudetAntoine-Denis Chaudet was a French sculptor who worked in a neoclassical style.-Works:*Joseph Sold by his Brothers Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763–1810) was a French sculptor who worked in a neoclassical style.-Works:*Joseph Sold by his Brothers Antoine-Denis Chaudet (1763–1810) was a French sculptor...
)
- 101)
Battle of FleurusBattle of Fleurus (1794)In the Battle of Fleurus on 26 June 1794, the army of the First French Republic under General Jean-Baptiste Jourdan faced the Coalition Army commanded by Prince Josias of Coburg in the most decisive battle of the Flanders Campaign in the Low Countries during the French Revolutionary Wars...
, won by Jean-Baptiste JourdanJean-Baptiste JourdanJean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1st Comte Jourdan , enlisted as a private in the French royal army and rose to command armies during the French Revolutionary Wars. Emperor Napoleon I of France named him a Marshal of France in 1804 and he also fought in the Napoleonic Wars. After 1815, he became reconciled...
over the Austrian forces led by the princes of Coburg and OrangePrince of OrangePrince of Orange is a title of nobility, originally associated with the Principality of Orange, in what is now southern France. In French it is la Principauté d'Orange....
on 26 June 1794. Date : 1837. Oil on canvas, 4.65m by 5.43m.
- 102) Amédée Emmanuel François LaharpeAmedee Emmanuel Francois LaharpeAmédée Emmanuel François Laharpe fought in the armies of the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars, led a division in Italy under Napoleon Bonaparte, and died after being hit by friendly fire.-Early career:...
. Général de division. Killed in the crossing of the River Po. 1796. (Félix LecomteFelix LecomteFélix Lecomte was a French sculptor in the second half of the Eighteenth Century.In 1758 he won the Prix de Rome scholarship in sculpture and attended class in Rome from 1761 to 1768. When he returned to Paris, he was accepted by the Academy thanks especially to his group sculpture in marble...
)
- 103) Jean Gilles André Robert, général de brigade. Killed at the Battle of Arcole in 1796. (Gois fils)
- 104) Martial Beyrand, général de brigade. Killed at CastiglioneBattle of CastiglioneThe Battle of Castiglione saw the French Army of Italy under General Napoleon Bonaparte attack an army of Habsburg Austria led by Feldmarschall Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser on 5 August 1796. The outnumbered Austrians were defeated and driven back along a line of hills to the river crossing at...
in 1796. (Corbet)
- 105) Charles AbattucciJean Charles AbbatucciJean Charles Abbatucci or Abatucci was a French general during the War of the First Coalition...
. Général de division. Killed at HuningueHuningueHuningue is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in north-eastern France. Huningue is a northern suburb of the Swiss city of Basel. It also borders Germany . In 2008 it had a population of 6503 people...
. 1796. (Dubray)
- 106) Siege of YorktownSiege of YorktownThe Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis...
- 107) Jean-Jacques Causse. Général de brigade. Killed at DegoDegoDego is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona....
. 1796. (E. Dumont)
- 108) Pierre Banel. Général de Brigade. Killed at Cossaria. 1796. (Lorenzo BartoliniLorenzo BartoliniLorenzo Bartolini was an Italian sculptor who infused his neoclassicism with a strain of sentimental piety and naturalistic detail which led him furthermore in the future, while he drew inspiration from the sculpture of the Florentine Renaissance rather than the overpowering influence of Antonio...
)
- 109) Louis Marie de Caffarelli du FalgaLouis-Marie-Joseph Maximilian Caffarelli du FalgaLouis-Marie-Joseph-Maximilian Caffarelli du Falga was a French commander and scholar...
. Général de division. Killed at the Siege of AcreSiege of Acre (1799)The Siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman-defended, walled city of Acre and was the turning point of Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and Syria.-Background:...
in 1799. François Masson (1745-1807)
- 110) Barthélemy Catherine JoubertBarthélemy Catherine JoubertBarthélemy Catherine Joubert was a French general. He joined the royal French army in 1784 and rose rapidly in rank during the French Revolutionary Wars. Napoleon Bonaparte recognized his talents and gave him increased responsibilities...
, Général en chef of the armée d’Italie. Killed at the Battle of Novi in 1799. (Louis-Simon BoizotLouis-Simon BoizotLouis-Simon Boizot was a French sculptor whose models for biscuit figures for Sèvres porcelain are better-known than his large-scale sculptures.- Biography :...
)
- 111) Commemorative plaques
- 112) Dominique Martin DupuyDominique Martin DupuyDominique Martin Dupuy was a French revolutionary general of brigade.The son of a baker from Toulouse, he engaged in the Régiment d'Artois before the French Revolution. In 1791, he was volunteer in the 1st battalion of the Haute-Garonne regiment, where he was soon elected junior lieutenant-colonel...
. Général de brigade. Killed in Cairo in 1798. (Philippe-Laurent RolandPhilippe-Laurent RolandPhilippe-Laurent Roland was a French sculptor. A native of Pont-à-Marcq, Nord, he died in Paris. His art is neoclassical in style; he worked a great deal in stone and in terra cotta. Some of his reliefs may be seen on the facade of the Louvre....
)
- 113) François Paul Brueys, comte d’AigalliersFrançois-Paul Brueys d'AigalliersVice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers, Comte de Brueys was the French commander in the Battle of the Nile, in which the French Revolutionary Navy was defeated by Royal Navy forces under Admiral Horatio Nelson. The British victory helped to ensure their naval supremacy throughout the...
. Vice-amiral. Killed at the Battle of the NileBattle of the NileThe Battle of the Nile was a major naval battle fought between British and French fleets at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt from 1–3 August 1798...
in 1799. (Flatters)
- 114) Louis Marie, vicomte de Noailles. Général de brigade. Died of wounds in Havana. 1804. (Dantan aîné)
- 115) Jean Louis DebillyJean Louis DebillyJean Louis Debilly, General of Brigade in the Grande Armée, was born 30 July 1763 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loire, France, and died 14 October 1806, in the French victory over the Kingdom of Prussia at the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt...
. Général de brigade. Killed at the battle of Jena. 1806. (J.Debay)
- 116)
- 117) Jean Baptiste KléberJean Baptiste KléberJean Baptiste Kléber was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. His military career started in Habsburg service, but his plebeian ancestry hindered his opportunities...
, général en chef (1753-1800). After Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire (1798-1880) (location uncertain)
- 118) François Louis de Morlan. Killed at the battle of AusterlitzBattle of AusterlitzThe Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories, where the French Empire effectively crushed the Third Coalition...
in 1805. (Charpentier)
Damage
In 1978, Breton nationalists of the Breton Revolutionary ArmyBreton Revolutionary Army
The Breton Revolutionary Army , is an illegal armed organization that is part of the Breton nationalism movement in the Brittany region of France.-I- Origins of the conflict:...
caused major damage to the Galerie in planting a bomb. Having failed to plant one in the Hall of Mirrors
Hall of Mirrors (Palace of Versailles)
The Hall of Mirrors is the central gallery of the Palace of Versailles and is renowned as being one of the most famous rooms in the world.As the principal and most remarkable feature of King Louis XIV of France's third building campaign of the Palace of Versailles , construction of the Hall of...
, they moved to the galerie des Batailles, targeting Napoleon as a symbol of French colonialism.