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Francois Joseph Westermann (1751-1794). General de Brigade during the French Revolution. He played a leading role in the overthrow of the French monarchy on 10 August 1792, where he commanded a unit of federes (federates) in the attack on the Tuileries Palace. Rejoining the army, he accompanied General Charles Francois Dumouriez in his campaigns with the Army of the North and the Army of the Ardennes, and assisted him in his negotiations with the Duke of Brunswick. He served under Dumouriez in the invasion of the Netherlands, although he was arrested for treason as an accomplice after Dumouriez's desertion in April 1793. Denounced by Jean-Paul Marat to the National Convention, Westermann succeeded in proving his innocence and was sent with the rank of brigadier general to quell the revolt in the Vendee. Westermann striking Marat's back with his sabre, an incident that took place in the streets of Paris. Chromolithography by Vicente Gine. ""Los Girondinos"" (Revolucion Francesa) (The Girondins, French Revolution), by A. de Lamartine. Volume I. Published in Barcelona, 1904.
Date
19e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group
Notre référence
UMG26A11_351
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50.0Mo (6.8Mo) / 42.5cm x 29.5cm / 5020 x 3482 (300dpi)