The (; ) is a gallery occupying the first floor of the Aile du Midi of the

Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; ) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, in the Yvelines, Yvelines Department of Île-de-France, Île-de-France region in Franc ...

, joining onto the '' grand'' and '' petit appartement de la reine''. long and wide, it is an epigone of the ''

Grande Galerie The (), in the past also known as the Galerie du Bord de l'Eau (Waterside Gallery), is a wing of the Louvre Palace, perhaps more properly referred to as the Aile de la Grande Galerie (Grand Gallery Wing), since it houses the longest and largest ...

'' of the

Louvre The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...

and was intended to glorify French military history from the Battle of Tolbiac (traditionally dated 496) to the

Battle of Wagram The Battle of Wagram (; 5–6 July 1809) was a military engagement of the Napoleonic Wars that ended in a costly but decisive victory for Emperor of the French, Emperor Napoleon's French and allied army against the Austrian Empire, Austrian arm ...

(5–6 July 1809).

History

The gallery was a major component of the Musée de l'Histoire de France created by

Louis-Philippe I Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his thron ...

. It replaced apartments which had been occupied in the 17th and 18th centuries by *

Louis XIV LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...

's brother

Philippe I, Duke of Orléans ''Monsieur'' Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV. He was the founder of the House of Orléans, a ...

and his second wife, Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate *

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), who was known as the Regent, was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723. He is referred to i ...

(regent during

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defi ...

's minority) and his wife * the regent's son Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans *

Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1731–1767) Maria Josepha of Saxony (Maria Josepha Karolina Eleonore Franziska Xaveria; 4 November 1731 - 13 March 1767) was Dauphine of France through her marriage to Louis, the son and heir of Louis XV. Marie Josèphe was the mother of three kings of Fr ...

as dauphine *

Charles X of France Charles X (Charles Philippe; 9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836) was King of France from 16 September 1824 until 2 August 1830. An uncle of the uncrowned Louis XVII and younger brother of reigning kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, he supported th ...

, whilst comte d'Artois * Princess Élisabeth of France The architects Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine and Frédéric Nepveu created a solemn decorative scheme for it, with a wide cornice supporting a coffered painted ceiling with entablatures supported by Corinthian columns along the length of the gallery. 13 bronze tablets on the wall are inscribed with the names of princes, admirals, constables, marshals and warriors killed or wounded whilst fighting for France. There are also busts placed on supports against the columns and between the paintings. The main contents of the rooms, however, were envisaged as the vast paintings showing major military events in French history, some already in existence but mostly specially commissioned for the Galerie. While a number of them were of questionable quality, a few masterpieces, such as the ''Battle of Taillebourg'' by

Eugène Delacroix Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( ; ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French people, French Romanticism, Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school.Noon, Patrick, et al., ''Crossing the Channel: ...

, were displayed here.

List of busts and paintings

Numbers correspond to floor plan. # Joseph-Antoine Poniatowski - Versailles

Joseph-Antoine, prince Poniatowski, maréchal de l'Empire (1762–1813). Artist : François-Augustin Caunois (1787–1859). # Edouard Mortier - Versailles

Adolphe Édouard Casimir Joseph Mortier, duc de Trévise, maréchal de l'Empire (1768–1835). Artist : Théophile-François Marcel Bra (1797–1863). # Jean-Baptiste Bessiere - Versailles

Jean-Baptiste Bessières Jean-Baptiste Bessières, duc d'Istrie (; 6 August 1768 – 1 May 1813) was a French military leader of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a Marshal of the Empire by Emperor Napoleon in 1804. Born into the ''petit ...

, duc d'Istries, maréchal de l'Empire (1768–1813). Artist : François Masson (1745–1807). # Henri LXI, prince de Reuss-Schleiz, général de brigade in French service (1784–1813). Artist : Charles-François Lebœuf. # Battle of Tolbiac, won by

Clovis I Clovis (; reconstructed Old Frankish, Frankish: ; – 27 November 511) was the first List of Frankish kings, king of the Franks to unite all of the Franks under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a ...

over the

Alamanni The Alemanni or Alamanni were a confederation of Germanic tribes * * * on the Upper Rhine River during the first millennium. First mentioned by Cassius Dio in the context of the campaign of Roman emperor Caracalla of 213 CE, the Alemanni c ...

in 496. Artist : Ary Scheffer (1795–1858). 4.15m by 4.65m # Simon de Montfort - Versailles

Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester ( – 25 June 1218), known as Simon IV (or V) de Montfort and as Simon de Montfort the Elder, was a French nobleman and knight of the early 13th century. He is widely regarded as one of the great militar ...

, duke of Narbonne (c 1150–1218). Artist : Jean-Jacques Feuchère (1807–1852). # Robert d'Artois, son of

Otto IV Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He was a follower of his uncle Richard the Lionheart, who made him Count of Poitou in 1196 ...

and Mahaut d'Artois (died 1317). Artist : Jean-Jacques Flatters (1786–1845). # Hugues Quieret - Versailles

Hugues Quieret, French admiral, died 1340. Artist : Charles Émile Seurre (1798–1858). # Nicolas Behuchet - Versailles

Nicolas Béhuchet, French admiral, died 1340. Artist : Bernard Seurre (1795–1867). # Commemorative tablet at the north end of the galerie. # Commemorative tablet at the north end of the galerie. # Alexandre-Antoine Hureau, comte de Sénarmont, général de division (1732–1810). Artist : Antoine Laurent Dantan the Elder (1798–1878). # César Charles Étienne, comte Gudin, général de division (1768–1812). Artist : Louis-Denis Caillouette (1790–1868) (also spelled Caillouet or Cailhouët). # Walter VI of Brienne,

Duke of Athens The Duchy of Athens (Greek language, Greek: Δουκᾶτον Ἀθηνῶν, ''Doukaton Athinon''; Catalan language, Catalan: ''Ducat d'Atenes'') was one of the Crusader states set up in Greece after the conquest of the Byzantine Empire during ...

constable of France The Constable of France (, from Latin for 'count of the stables') was lieutenant to the King of France, the first of the original five Great Officers of the Crown (along with seneschal, chamberlain, butler, and chancellor) and the commander-in ...

in 1356 (died 1356). Artist : Justin-Marie Lequien (1796–1882). # Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (c 1311–1356). Artist : Louis-Eugène Bion (1807–1860). # Napoleon friedland

Battle of Friedland The Battle of Friedland (14 June 1807) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars between the armies of the French Empire commanded by Napoleon I and the armies of the Russian Empire led by General Levin August von Bennigsen. Napoleon and t ...

, 14 June 1807, 5.43m by 4.65m, showing

Napoleon I Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...

and count

Nicolas Charles Oudinot Nicolas Charles Oudinot, duc de Reggio (; 25 April 1767 – 13 September 1847), was a French general of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He is known to have been wounded 34 times in battle, being hit by artillery shells, sa ...

# Antoine Louis Charles, comte Lasalle, général de division (1775–1809). Artist : after Auguste Taunay (1768–1824). # Napoleon Wagram

, 6 July 1809, by

Horace Vernet Émile Jean-Horace Vernet (; 30 June 178917 January 1863) more commonly known as simply Horace Vernet, was a French painter of battles, portraits, and Orientalist subjects. Biography Early career Vernet was born to Carle Vernet, another famo ...

. Dimensions : 5.3m by 4.65m, showing Napoleon I and the duc d'Istrie. # Jean-Baptiste Cervoni, général de division (1765–1809). Artist : after Pietro Cardelli (1776–1822). # Napoleon-imperial-guard

Battle of Jena A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

, 14 October 1806, 5.43m by 4.65m, showing

, Joachim Murat and Louis Alexandre Berthier, dated and signed "Horace Vernet 1836" #

Jean Lannes Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz (; 10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was one of Napol ...

, duc de Montebello, maréchal de l'Empire (1769–1809). Artist : François Masson (1745–1807). #

Battle of Austerlitz The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805/11 Frimaire An XIV French Republican calendar, FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important military engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle occurred near t ...

, 2 December 1805, oil on canvas, sketch after an original that in 1846 was in the Paillet collection, commissioned by Napoleon I for the ceiling of the salle du Conseil d'État at the

palais des Tuileries The Tuileries Palace (, ) was a palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the Seine, directly in the west-front of the Louvre Palace. It was the Parisian residence of most French monarchs, from Henri IV to Napoleon III, until it was ...

in Paris, showing Napoleon accompanied by Jean Rapp, 9.58m by 5.10m # Nicolas-Bernard, général-baron Guiot de Lacour, général de division (1771–1809). Mortally wounded at

Wagram Deutsch-Wagram (literally "German Wagram", ), often shortened to Wagram, is a village in the Gänserndorf District, in the state of Lower Austria, Austria. It is in the Marchfeld Basin, close to the Vienna city limits, about 15 km (9 mi) north ...

(wearing the cross of the Légion d'honneur and the cross of the Military Order of St. Henry of Saxony). Artist : Jean-Baptiste Joseph Debay, le Fils (1802–1862) # Bataille de Hohenlinden

Battle of Hohenlinden The Battle of Hohenlinden was fought on 3 December 1800 during the French Revolutionary Wars. A French First Republic, French army under Jean Victor Marie Moreau won a decisive victory over an Habsburg monarchy, Austrian and Electorate of Bavar ...

, 3 December 1800, showing Jean Victor Moreau,

Michel Ney Michel Ney, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, 1st Duke of Elchingen (; 10 January 1769 – 7 December 1815), was a French military commander and Marshal of the Empire who fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. The son of ...

, Emmanuel de Grouchy, Jean de Habsburg, signed "H Schopin". # André Bruno de Frévol, comte de La Coste, général de brigade (1775–1809). After : Claude Michel (known as Clodion) (1738–1814). # Second Battle of Zürich, 25 September 1799, oil on canvas, showing

André Masséna André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli (; born Andrea Massena; 6 May 1758 – 4 April 1817), was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marshal of the ...

, the comte Nicolase, Charles Oudinot and count Honoré Charles Reille. Artist :

François Bouchot François Bouchot (; 1800–1842) was a French painter and engraver. Biography He studied at the École des beaux-arts de Paris. His primary instructors there were Jean-Baptiste Regnault and Jules Richomme. He also frequented the studios of ...

, signed 1837. Commissioned by

Louis-Philippe Louis Philippe I (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850), nicknamed the Citizen King, was King of the French from 1830 to 1848, the penultimate monarch of France, and the last French monarch to bear the title "King". He abdicated from his throne ...

in 1835, 5.43 m by 4.65 m # Claude-Louis-Constant Corbineau, général de brigade (1772–1807). Artist : Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire (1798–1880). # Philippoteaux Felix - Bonaparte a la bataille de Rivoli

Philippoteaux Felix - Bonaparte a la bataille de Rivoli

Battle of Rivoli The Battle of Rivoli (14 January 1797) was a key military engagement during the War of the First Coalition near the village of Rivoli Veronese, Rivoli, then part of the Republic of Venice. In the climax of the Italian Campaign of 1796-1797, It ...

. # Jacques Desjardin, général de division (1759–1807) (killed at the

battle of Eylau The Battle of Eylau (also known as the Battle of Preussisch-Eylau) was a bloody and strategically inconclusive battle on 7 and 8 February 1807 between Napoleon's and the Imperial Russian Army under the command of General Levin August von Be ...

). Artist: Antoine Laurent Dantan, l'Aîné (1798–1878) # Joseph Sécret Pascal-Vallongue, général de Brigade (1763–1806). Artist : Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Debay, le Père (1779–1863). #

Charles the Bold Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477. He was the only surviving legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, ...

duke of Burgundy Duke of Burgundy () was a title used by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, from its establishment in 843 to its annexation by the Crown lands of France, French crown in 1477, and later by members of the House of Habsburg, including Holy Roman E ...

(1433–1477). Artist : Charles-François Lebœuf (1792–1865), Nanteuil, also known as Nanteuil-Lebœuf. # Prigent de Coëtivy, sire de Coëtivy,

Admiral of France Admiral of France () is a French title of honour. It is the naval equivalent of Marshal of France and was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. History The title was created in 1270 by Louis IX of France, during the Eighth Crusad ...

. Killed at the siege of Cherbourg (1450). # The Battle of Cassel on 23rd August 1328

Battle of Cassel. Won by Philippe de Valois. 23 August 1328. 5.43m by 4.65m, showing Philip and Nicolas Zonnekin, dated and signed " Scheffer Henry 1837". # Jean Stuart Comte de Buchan

John Stewart, Earl of Buchan,

. Killed at the Battle of Verneuil (1424) # Battle of Mons-en-Pévèle, won on 18 August 1304 by Philip the Fair against the Flemish army. Produced : c 1839. Artist :

Charles-Philippe Larivière Charles-Philippe Larivière (28 September 1798 in Paris – 29 February 1876 in Paris) was a French academic art, academic painter and lithographer. Biography A talented student of Paulin Guérin, Girodet-Trioson and Antoine-Jean Gros, he wa ...

(1798–1876). 4.65m by 5.43 m # Antoine de Bourgogne2

Anthony, Duke of Brabant, killed at the

battle of Agincourt The Battle of Agincourt ( ; ) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France. The unexpected victory of the vastly outnumbered English troops agains ...

in 1415. # Battle of Taillebourg, won by Saint Louis on 21 July 1242. Artist :

(1798–1863). Date : 1837. 4.89m by 5.54 m # Jacques de Châtillon de Dampierre, Amiral de France. Killed at the battle of Agincourt 1415. # Bataille de Bouvines gagnee par Philippe Auguste

Bataille de Bouvines gagnee par Philippe Auguste

Philippe-Auguste before the

battle of Bouvines The Battle of Bouvines took place on 27 July 1214 near the town of Bouvines in the County of Flanders. It was the concluding battle of the Anglo-French War (1213–14), Anglo-French War of 1213–1214. Although estimates on the number of troo ...

, 27 July 1214. Artist :

(1789–1863). Date : 1827. Technique : oil on canvas, 5.1m by 9.58m # Jean de Vienne. Admiral of France. Killed at the

battle of Nicopolis The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied Crusader army (assisted by the Venetian navy) at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and le ...

1396. # Count Eudes defending Paris against the Normans in 885, 5.42m by 4.65m, commissioned by Louis-Philippe in 1834, signed " V. Schnetz". # Charles de Blois, killed at

Auray Auray (; , or simply ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department, Regions of France, administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern France. Inhabitants of Auray are cal ...

, 1364 #

Charlemagne Charlemagne ( ; 2 April 748 – 28 January 814) was List of Frankish kings, King of the Franks from 768, List of kings of the Lombards, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian ...

receiving the submission of

Widukind Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish provinc ...

, king of the Saxons at

Paderborn Paderborn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn (district), Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pade ...

in 785. Artist : Ary Scheffer (1795–1858) ; 4.65m by 5.42m # James I, Count of La Marche, constable of France. Killed at the battle of Brignais 1361. # Bataille de Poitiers

Battle of Poitiers The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19September 1356 between a Kingdom of France, French army commanded by King John II of France, King JohnII and an Kingdom of England, Anglo-Gascony, Gascon force under Edward the Black Prince, Edward, the ...

, October 732, under

Charles de Steuben Charles Auguste Guillaume Steuben (; April 18, 1788 – November 21, 1856), also Charles de Steuben, was a German-born French people, French Romanticism, Romantic painter and lithographer active from the Napoleonic era, Napoleonic to Second ...

. Dimensions : 5.42m by 4.65m, showing

Charles Martel Charles Martel (; – 22 October 741), ''Martel'' being a sobriquet in Old French for "The Hammer", was a Franks, Frankish political and military leader who, as Duke and Prince of the Franks and Mayor of the Palace, was the de facto ruler of ...

Odo the Great Odo the Great (also called ''Eudes'' or ''Eudo'') (died 735–740), was the Duke of Aquitaine by 700. His territory included Vasconia in the south-west of Gaul and the Duchy of Aquitaine (at that point located north-east of the river Garonne), ...

and Abd-el-Rahman, dated and signed "STEUBEN 1837". # Louis d’Armagnac, duke of Nemours. Killed at Gérignole. 1503. ( Rude) #

Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours Gaston de Foix, duc de Nemours (10 December 1489 – 11 April 1512), nicknamed The Thunderbolt of Italy, was a famed French military commander of the Renaissance. Nephew of King Louis XII of France and general of his armies in Kingdom of Italy ...

. Killed at the battle of Ravenna 1512 # Battle of Cocherel, near Évreux, won by

Bertrand du Guesclin Bertrand du Guesclin (; 1320 – 13 July 1380), nicknamed "The Eagle of Brittany" or "The Black Dog of Brocéliande", was a Breton knight and an important military commander on the French side during the Hundred Years' War. From 1370 to his ...

over the troops of

Charles II of Navarre Charles II (, , , 10 October 1332 – 1 January 1387), known as the Bad, was King of Navarre beginning in 1349, as well as Count of Évreux beginning in 1343, holding both titles until his death in 1387. Besides the Kingdom of Navarre nestled in ...

, 16 May 1364. Artist :

(1798–1876). Dated: c 1837. 4.25m by 2.6m # Pierre du Terrail seigneur de Bayard. Killed at Rebec 1524. # Guillaume Gouffier de Bonnivet,

admiral of France Admiral of France () is a French title of honour. It is the naval equivalent of Marshal of France and was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. History The title was created in 1270 by Louis IX of France, during the Eighth Crusad ...

, killed at

Pavia Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was a major polit ...

, 1525. # Jacques II de Chabannes de La Palice known as La Palice,

marshal of France Marshal of France (, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to General officer, generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) ...

, killed at Pavia 1525. # Jean de Bourbon, comte de Soissons. Killed at Saint-Quentin, 1557. # Raising of the Siege of Orléans by

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc ( ; ; – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the Coronation of the French monarch, coronation of Charles VII o ...

# André de Montalembert seigneur d’Essé. Killed at the siege of Terouanne. 1555. (Taley) # Piero Strozzi. Killed at

Thionville Thionville (; ; ) is a city in the northeastern French Departments of France, department of Moselle (department), Moselle. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle (river), Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz. History Thionvi ...

. 1553 (Taley) # Anne, duc de Montmorency, (1572–1567) # Jacques d'Albon, seigneur de Saint-André, maréchal de France (c 1505–1562). Artist : Jean-François-Théodore Gechter (1796–1844). #

Battle of Castillon The Battle of Castillon was a battle between the forces of England and France which took place on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne (later Castillon-la-Bataille). On the day of the battle, the English commande ...

won by

Jean de Dunois Jean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois (23 November 1402 – 24 November 1468), known as the "Bastard of Orléans" () or simply Jean de Dunois, was a French military leader during the Hundred Years' War who participated in military campaigns with Joan ...

over the English forces under Lord Talbot, 17 July 1453. # Charles de La Rochefoucauld, comte de Randan. # Antoine de Bourbon. King of Navarre # Anne, duc de Joyeuse # Claude de Loraine, duc d’Aumale # Entry of Charles VIII into

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

. 12 May 1495. # Bernard de Nogaret, seigneur de Lavalette, Amiral de France # Francis at Marignan

Battle of Marignan won by

Francis I of France Francis I (; ; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once removed and father-in-law Louis&nbs ...

on 14 September 1515, showing Francis ordering his troops to stop pursuing the Swiss. Artist :

Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (26 October 1780 – 10 November 1850) was a French painter and sculptor in the troubadour style. He received his first training from his father and drew from him his piquant subjects and great facility, perfecting ...

(1780–1850) 4.65m by 5.43m # Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron. Maréchal de France. Killed at

Épernay Épernay () is a Communes of France, commune in the Marne (department), Marne Departments of France, department of northern France, 130 km north-east of Paris on the mainline railway to Strasbourg. The town sits on the left bank of the Marne ...

1592. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Debay, le Père (1779–1863) # Capture of Calais by Francis, Duke of Guise, on 9 January 1558. Artist : François-Édouard Picot (1786–1868). 4.65m by 5.43 m # Jean d'Aumont,

maréchal de France Marshal of France (, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1793–1804) and for a period ...

, killed at Combourg in Brittany, 1595. Artist : Auguste-Alexandre Dumont(1801–1884), known as Auguste or Augustin Dumont # Henry IV's entry into Paris, 22 March 1594. Artist : François Pascal Simon Gérard(baron) (1770–1837). 5.1m by 9.58 m # André Baptiste de Brancas, seigneur de Villars, amiral de France, killed at the

Siege of Doullens The siege of Doullens, also known as the Spanish capture of Doullens or the Storming of Doullens, took place between 14 and 31 July 1595, as part of the Franco-Spanish War (1595-1598), in the context of the French Wars of Religion. After ten day ...

, in 1595. ( Victor Thérasse) # Battle of Rocroi, 19 May 1643, the duc d'Enghien ordering his troops to stop fighting the Spanish, who have come to him to surrender. Artist : François Joseph Heim (1787–1865.)vers 1834, 4.65m by 5.43m # Toiras Versailles

Jean du Caylarde, marquis de Toiras, Killed at Fontaneto in the Milanais. 1636. (Calnouet) # The Grand Condé at the battle of Lens, 20 August 1648, victory over the Spanish troops commanded by archduke Leopold. Circa 1835, Artist : Jean-Pierre Franque (1774–1860). 4.65m by 5.43m # Charles de Créquy,

, killed before the fort of

Breme Breme () is a (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about southwest of Milan and about west of Pavia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 889 and an area of .All demographics and other stat ...

, 1636. (Davitan the younger) # LariviereBatailleDunes

Battle of the Dunes at the siege of Dunkirk, won by the maréchal de Turenne over the Spanish in June 1658. Artist :

(1798–1876). Date : 1837. 4.65m by 5.43m # Manassès de Pas, marquis de Feuquières. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at

in 1640. ( Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire) # Armand de Maillé, marquis de Brézé, duc de Fronsac. Amiral de France. Killed at the battle of Orbetello, 1646 # Jean Baptiste Budes baron de Guébriant. Maréchal de France. Killed at Rothweil, 1643. ( Jean-Pierre Cortot) # Jacques marquis de Castelnau, maréchal de France. Killed at

Dunkirk Dunkirk ( ; ; ; Picard language, Picard: ''Dunkèke''; ; or ) is a major port city in the Departments of France, department of Nord (French department), Nord in northern France. It lies from the Belgium, Belgian border. It has the third-larg ...

in 1653. # Jean de Gassion Maréchal de France. Killed at

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in 1647. # Jacques de Rougé, marquis du Plessis-Bellière. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at Castellamare in 1654 ( Jean Bernard Duseigneur) # Capture of

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, 17 March 1677. "Louis XIV", oil on canvas, dated "1837", the year it was commissioned by Louis-Philippe; 4.65m by 4.15m # François, Duke of Beaufort. Admiral of France. Killed at the Siege of Candia in 1669 (Mercier) # Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne vicomte de Turenne. Maréchal de France. Killed near Sasbach in 1675 (Flatter) # Pierre Claude Berbier du Metz, lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at the battle of Fleurus, 1690 ( François Jouffroy) # Nicolas de la Brousse comte de Vertillac. Maréchal des camps et armées du roi. Killed near Bossu. 1693. ( Lescorné) # Charles Paris d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville. Killed during the Rhine crossing in 1672. ( François Jouffroy) # Jean-Baptiste Cassagnet marquis de Tilladet, lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at Steenkerque en 1692. (Debay) # Battle of Marsaglia, won by

Nicolas Catinat Nicolas Catinat (, 1 September 1637 – 22 February 1712) was a French military commander and Marshal of France under Louis XIV. Life The son of a magistrate, Catinat was born in Paris on 1 September 1637. He entered the Gardes Française ...

over the Piedmontese troops of

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, on 4 October 1693. Artist : Devéria Eugène (1805–1865). Date : 1837 ; 4.65m by 5.43m # Béat Jacques de la Tour Chatillon comte de Zurlauben. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at

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in 1704. ( François Jouffroy) # Battle of Villaviciosa won by Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme over count Guido Starhemberg on 10 December 1710. Artist : Jean Alaux, known as Le Romain (1786–1864) Date : 1836. 4.65m by 5.43m # Ferdinand, comte de Marsin, maréchal de France. Killed at Turin. 1706 (Jouffroy) # Villars a Denain1

Battle of Denain, won by

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on 24 July 1712. Artist : Jean Alaux, known as Le Romain (1786–1864). Date : 1839. 4.65m by 5.43m #

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, marshal (1671–1734) Artist : Antoine-Laurent Dantan, the Elder (1798–1878) # The

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, 11 May 1745, showing

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presenting the captured British and Dutch prisoners and colours to

and the dauphin; Artist: Horace Vernet (1789–1863). Date:1828. 5.1m by 9.58m # Louis Joseph de Saint Véran, marquis de Montcalm. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at the

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in 1759. ( Francisque Duret) #

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. général Rochambeau and

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give the final orders to attack. October 1781 # Pierre-François, Marquess of Rougé. Lieutenant général des armées du roi. Killed at Villinghausen in 1761 (L. Debay) # Battle of Lauffeldt

Battle of Lawfeld, 2 July 1747 : Louis XV pointing out the village of Lawfeld to

. Artist : Pierre Lenfant (1704–1787). Period : reign of Louis XV (1723–1774). 2.75m by 2.5m # Jacques Christophe Coquille Dugommier. Commander in chief. Killed at the Battle of the Black Mountain. 1794 ( Antoine-Denis Chaudet) # Bataille de Fleurus 1794

Battle of Fleurus, won by

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over the Austrian forces led by the princes of

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and Orange on 26 June 1794. Date : 1837. Oil on canvas, 4.65m by 5.43m. # Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe. Général de division. Killed in the crossing of the

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. 1796. ( Félix Lecomte) # Jean Gilles André Robert, général de brigade. Killed at the

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in 1796. ( Gois fils) # Martial Beyrand, général de brigade. Killed at Castiglione in 1796. (Corbet) # Charles Abattucci. Général de division. Killed at Huningue. 1796. (Dubray) #

# Jean-Jacques Causse. Général de brigade. Killed at Dego. 1796. (E. Dumont) # Pierre Banel. Général de Brigade. Killed at Cossaria. 1796. ( Lorenzo Bartolini) # Louis Marie de Caffarelli du Falga. Général de division. Killed at the Siege of Acre in 1799. François Masson (1745–1807) # Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, Général en chef of the armée d’Italie. Killed at the

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in 1799. ( Louis-Simon Boizot) # Commemorative plaques #

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in 1799. (Flatters) # Louis Marie, vicomte de Noailles. Général de brigade. Died of wounds in Havana. 1804. (Dantan aîné) # Jean Louis Debilly. Général de brigade. Killed at the

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. 1806. (J.Debay) # - #

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, général en chef (1753–1800). After Philippe Joseph Henri Lemaire (1798–1880) (location uncertain) # François Louis de Morlan. Killed at the

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in 1805. (Charpentier)

Damage

In 1978, Breton nationalists of the Breton Revolutionary Army caused major damage to the GalerieLiens sur l'attentat de 1978

. in planting a bomb. Having failed to plant one in the Hall of Mirrors (Palace of Versailles), Hall of Mirrors, they moved to the galerie des Batailles, targeting Napoleon as a symbol of French colonialism.

References

Bibliography

* Constans, Claire (1985). "1837: L'inauguration par Louis-Philippe du musée dédié 'À Toutes les gloires de la France'". ''Colloque de Versailles'' * Mauguin, Georges (1937). "L’Inauguration du Musée de Versailles". ''Revue de l’histoire de Versailles'': 112–146 * Verlet, Pierre (1985). ''Le château de Versailles.'' Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard. {{Authority control * Palace of Versailles

History

List of busts and paintings

Damage

See also

References

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