Politics
INTERNATIONAL FRENCH MILITARY AND POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE AGES
AT HOTEL DES INVALIDES
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
The reign of Louis XIV was a critical stage in French military History. It was marked by the formation of a standing army, which was heavily mobilised by the King's policy of conquest. It related to Napoleon Bonaparte. After, the itinary presents the imperial campaigns in Germany, Prussia, Austria, Spain, Russia, France... and the History of the corps and regiments which stood out during these campaigns. Rooms evoke a few specific aspects of the imperial epic, such as Napoleon's coronation, his field furniture...
The Vauban Room is a former dining hall in the Hotel des Invalides and displays a parade of fourteen cavalrymen, from the French Consulate to the Second French Empire. The room is decorated with murals painted by Friquet de Vauroze in 1677-1678 and restored in 2009. This trace the main episodes of the Wars of Devolution (1667-1668).
Through a unique collection of uniforms, equipment, arms, decorations and emblems, painting and personnel effects belonging to illustrious characters... Hôtel des Invalides.
Through a unique collection of uniforms, equipment, arms, decorations and emblems, painting and personnel effects belonging to illustrious characters... Hôtel des Invalides.
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