Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Napoléon Bonaparte

Bazoches is a small village with a population of less than 200. Located in the centre is since the 12th century St. Hilaire, but since the Huguenots looted the church and burned it down in 1569, most parts of the church now are Gothic. The rebuilding of the choir was financed in 1688 by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, better known as Maréchal de Vauban or even shorter Vauban. As a military engineer, he participated in each of the wars fought by France during the reign of Louis XIV. He created the most powerful star-shaped bastions and fortifications all around France. Vauban died in Paris in 1707 and was buried in this church. The grave was destroyed during the French Revolution. The revolutionaries melted the lead coffin to produce bullets. In 1804 the Vauban´s heart was found during renovation works, Napoléon Bonaparte ordered his heart reburied in "Les Invalides" in 1804.

Bazoches is a small village with a population of less than 200. Located in the centre is since the 12th century St. Hilaire, but since the Huguenots looted the church and burned it down in 1569, most parts of the church now are Gothic. The rebuilding of the choir was financed in 1688 by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, better known as Maréchal de Vauban or even shorter Vauban. As a military engineer, he participated in each of the wars fought by France during the reign of Louis XIV. He created the most powerful star-shaped bastions and fortifications all around France. Vauban died in Paris in 1707 and was buried in this church. The grave was destroyed during the French Revolution. The revolutionaries melted the lead coffin to produce bullets. In 1804 the Vauban´s heart was found during renovation works, Napoléon Bonaparte ordered his heart reburied in "Les Invalides" in 1804.

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, was born near Albi in 1741. Louis XVI appointed him to lead an expedition around the world. It was planned, to complete the Pacific discoveries of James Cook. Lapérouse´s ships were the "L'Astrolabe" and the "La Boussole". There was a 220-men-crew. One young man, who had applied for the voyage was 16-years-old Napoléon Bonaparte. He was not chosen and so stayed in France. The ships left Brest in 1785 and it was expected to see them back again in 1789, but both ships had been wrecked on Vanikoro Island in 1788. The fate of them was unknown upto 1826, when cannonballs, anchors and other evidence of the remains of ships were found in the reefs of Vanikoro. Some of these remains are kept in the Lapérouse-Museum in Albi. www.laperouse-france.fr/ "Landfalls", is a very entertaining novel, written by Naomi J. Williams. It´s fictional, but very "near" to the existing sources. naomijwilliams.com/publications/landfalls/

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, was born near Albi in 1741. Louis XVI appointed him to lead an expedition around the world. It was planned, to complete the Pacific discoveries of James Cook. Lapérouse´s ships were the "L'Astrolabe" and the "La Boussole". There was a 220-men-crew. One young man, who had applied for the voyage was 16-years-old Napoléon Bonaparte. He was not chosen and so stayed in France. The ships left Brest in 1785 and it was expected to see them back again in 1789, but both ships had been wrecked on Vanikoro Island in 1788. The fate of them was unknown upto 1826, when cannonballs, anchors and other evidence of the remains of ships were found in the reefs of Vanikoro. Some of these remains are kept in the Lapérouse-Museum, located near the Pont Vieux. www.laperouse-france.fr/ "Landfalls", is a very entertaining novel, written by Naomi J. Williams. It´s fictional, but very "near" to the existing sources. naomijwilliams.com/publications/landfalls/