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In picturesThe ‘Castello di Marengo’ and the statue of the First Consul at AlessandriaInaugurated on 14 June 1847, this house built by Giovanni Dellavo houses a Napoleonic museum dedicated to the Battle of Marengo. The façade is decorated with trompe-l’oeil. Six medallions in the entrance hall show the generals Gouvion-Saint-Cyr, Lannes, Marmont, Masséna, Soult and Victor. The statue of the First Consul is the work of Benito Cacciatori. […]
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In picturesThe Battle of Marengo (detail): Kellermann’s chargeExtract from the catalogue for the Salon of an IX (1801 n°227): “[…]General Kellermann leading his cavalry.General Major Zack [sic] is taken prisoner, and General Saint-Julien is put to flight. Soldiers throw their caps in the air to show that they are surrendering. In the distance the enemy cavalry pursues the French.Further off, the village […]
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In picturesGeneral SchererBarthélemy Louis Joseph Scherer (1747-1804) was Minister for War from July 1797 to February 1799 and it was in this post that he thought up the strategy for the campaign of spring 1799, together with Jourdan. This magnificen drawing by Isabey is similar to the portrait of Bonparte at Malmaison. This work is part of […]
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In picturesTomb of DesaixThe sculptor Jean Guillaume Moitte was commissioned as early as 1800 to make the tomb for Desaix whihc was to be laid in the chapel of the Hospice du Grand-Saint-Bernard. Completed in 1805, it was set in place in 1806 and the marble mason Antonio Bonomi mounetd the ensemble. A bust by Pizzi was placed […]
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In picturesThe First Consul’s glaiveSigned “Boutet Directeur Artiste Manufre à Versailles”, (Boutet, director and artist at the Manufactory at Versailles), this glaive is decorated with lion heads, trophies and antique-style medallions.
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In picturesThe First Consul’s glaive – scabbardSigned “Boutet Directeur Artiste Manufre à Versailles”, (Boutet, director and artist at the Manufactory at Versailles), this glaive is decorated with lion heads, trophies and antique-style medallions.
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In picturesThe Battle of Marengo at 9amThe battle took place to the west of Alessandria in a plain bounded by the Bormida, over which the Austrians established a bridgehead. Castelceriolo, Marengo, San Giuliano were the villages where the forces were stationed. When the Austrian attack began at 9am, the French forces were relatively spread out and the First Consul was to […]
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In picturesThe Battle of Marengo at 2pmWhilst O’Reilly and Melas were meeting the French head on, Ott’s corps had reached Castelceriolo and Elnitz’s cavalry was pressing the French into retreat. In order to avoid being outflanked, Victor was forced leave the front to support the flank, soon to be followed by Lannes. At 5pm, all of the French line was being […]
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In picturesBuste de Desaix
This bust is the result of a commission made in 1800 in commemoration of the generals killed during the Revolution (Dampierre, Marceau, Hoche, Joubert, etc.) and completed in 1803 (Kléber, Leclerc, Muiron, Desaix). Chinard, who already had been commissioned for monuments in the Place des Victoires and Place de Clermont-Ferrand in honour of Desaix, worked […]
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In picturesPatrol of Dragoons on a reconnaissance mission in Spain in 1813See the article “Les souvenirs du colonel Morin surson séjour en Espagne (1812-1813)” recorded by ColonelWilling in the Revue du souvenir napoléonien n°378.