Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard), Abbott, John Colby · London, John Lane · leaf 403
eached the Hotel de Ville at one in the morning,spread themselves over the quays, the bridges, andthe Champs Elysees, and before long twelve thou-sand men and forty pieces of cannon surrounded theTuileries. At four oclock the alarm shot was fired,and Augereau presented himself at the gate of… … BENJAMIN CONSTANT From the Collection of H. H. Raphael, Esq., M.P. CARNOT AND BARRAS 295 defend the entrance. Ramel, commander of thelegislative guard, was devoted to the councils, andhe had stationed his eight hundred grenadiers in thedifferent avenues of the garden, shut in by gates.But Pichegru,…
French Revolution, 1795-1799 (Directoire) · Costume, French · France -- Social life and customs
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