Charles Nicolas Fabvier was an ambassador, general and French member of parliament who played a distinguished role in the Greek War of Independence.
Portrait of Fabvier in the Athens War Museum
The Battle of Salamanca took place on 22 July 1812. An Anglo-Portuguese army under the Earl of Wellington defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces at Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War. A Spanish division was also present but took no part in the battle.
Wellington at Salamanca by William Heath
Seen from the village, the Greater Arapile (Arapil Grande) is on the right.
At the Battle of Salamanca, Sir Edward Pakenham's 3rd Division charges Thomieres