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In picturesLouis-Charles-Antoine Desaix, Division General
Louis-Charles Antoine Des Aix, chevalier de Veygoux (1768-1800), served in the Armées du Nord and became General in 1793. He joined Bonaparte in Italy and this was the beginning of a very close friendship. In Egypt, Desaix crushed the Mamluks at Chébreiss (13 July 1798) at the Battle of the Pyramids (21 July). Deeply interested […]
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In picturesDesaix, division general
Dutertre took part in the expedition to Egypt and was member of the Institut d'Egypte. Furthermore, his name is carved on the wall of the temple to Isis at Philae in Upper Egypt.
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In picturesThe death of General Desaix
At the head of the 9e brigade d'infanterie légère, Desaix was killed at Marengo during a charge against the Austrians on 14 June 1800.
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In picturesHalt of the French army at Syene (Upper Egypt) on 2 February 1799
After the Battle of the Pyramids, Desaix was charged with pursuing the Mamluks (commanded by Mourad Bey) into Upper Egypt. Thirty 'savants' and artists accompanied his detachment, amongst whom were Denon, Girard, Villiers-du-Terrage, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Jomard, Jollois, Malus, Dutertre. This painting by Tardieu shows the army at rest after the victory over Mourad Bey on […]
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In picturesDesaix, division general
See the article by Marc Juillet, “Le général Desaix, ami de Bonaparte” in the Revue du Souvenir napoléonien n°363.
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In picturesDesaix’s coat of arms
Napoleon made the five brothers, first cousins and grandson of general Desaix Barons of the Empire, despite the fact that none of ranked higher than captain. He insisted however that their illustrious ancestor be remembered on the coats of arms which were granted letters patent in 1808 and 1812. The coats of arms are all […]
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In picturesGaspard Monge, Count of Peluse (1746-1818)
Monge followed Bonaparte during the First Italian Campaign in order to choose the works of art to be sent back to France. He then accompanied him in Egypt where he directed with Berthollet the academic work of the expedition. He was president of the Institut d'Egypte (see the article in the Library The 'Institut d'Égypte' […]
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In picturesJean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Prince of Ponte-Corvo, King of Sweden, Maréchal de France (1763-1844)
Copy by Joseph Nicolas Jouy after an original by Kinson commissioned by Napoleon I for the Salle des Maréchaux in the Tuileries Palace in Paris.
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In picturesThe Ecole militaire military school
Bonaparte spent a year at the Ecole militaire from 1784 to 1785. Read the history of the Ecole militaire military school and the Champs-de-Mars in our guide to Napoleonic museums and monuments.
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In picturesPort Said. Place de Lesseps.
The Suez Canal was built during the period 1859 to 1869.Port Said was one of the towns built on the canal.The photographic archive of Hippolyte Arnoux was given bythe Association du Souvenir de Ferdinand de Lesseps et du Canal de Suez to the Archives nationales in Paris.