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Four Sergeants Of La Rochelle
The Four Sergeants of La Rochelle ( French: ''Quatre sergents de La Rochelle'') were a group of French soldiers who plotted to overthrow the French monarchy of the Bourbon Restoration. Sergeants Bories, Pommier, Gobin and Raoulx were associates of the revolutionary ''Charbonnerie'', a French secret society modelled after the Italian Carbonari. After being arrested for political conspiracy and membership of an outlawed organization, the four were guillotined in Paris on 21 September 1822. Conspirators After the 45th line regiment was formed in Chartres in 1816, Colonel Toustain replaced senior captains of the Empire with royalists. The non-commissioned officers, nostalgic for the Grand Army of Napoleon, were hostile to this. In 1821 under the Restoration, the 45th infantry regiment stationed in Paris worried the military and civil authorities because of its poor spirit. In particular, the soldiers refused to shout "Long live the King". To cut off the regiment from negative politica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place De L'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade De La Libération
The public square in the 4th arrondissement of Paris that is now the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, Paris, Hôtel de Ville (City Hall Plaza) was, before 1802, called the Place de Grève. The French word ''grève'' refers to a flat area covered with gravel or sand situated on the shores or banks of a body of water. The location presently occupied by the square was the point on the sandy right bank of the river Seine River, Seine where the first riverine harbor of Paris was established. The Place de Grève Middle Ages Later it was used as a public meeting-place and also as a location where unemployed people gathered to seek work. This circumstance accounts for the current French language, French expressions, ''être en grève'' (to be on strike) and ''faire (la) grève'' (to go on strike). In 1244 Louis IX of France ordered 24 cartloads of Talmud manuscripts to be burned at the square. Royal Execution Grounds The principal reason why the ''Place de Grève'' is remembered is that it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
