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Jean-Chrysostôme Calès
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Jean-Chrysostôme Calès was a French military officer who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was born on 27 January 1769 in Caraman and died on 21 April 1853 in Ces
Baronial arms of Jean-Chrysostôme Calès
Baronial arms of Jean-Chrysostôme Calès
General Dugommier, commander of the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees, was killed on 18 November 1794 at the Battle of the Black Mountain, where Captain Ca
General Dugommier, commander of the Army of the Eastern Pyrenees, was killed on 18 November 1794 at the Battle of the Black Mountain, where Captain Calès distinguished himself (by Georges Rouget, 1835)
General Bonaparte at « The Crossing of the Arcole Bridge », (by Horace Vernet, 1826). Captain Calès and his 4th Regiment fought at this famous battle
General Bonaparte at « The Crossing of the Arcole Bridge », (by Horace Vernet, 1826). Captain Calès and his 4th Regiment fought at this famous battle of the campaign of Italy on 15–17 November 1796.
Napoleon I distributes the crosses of the Legion of Honor in the camp of Boulogne on 16 August 1804 (Philippe-Auguste Hennequin - Palais de Versailles
Napoleon I distributes the crosses of the Legion of Honor in the camp of Boulogne on 16 August 1804 (Philippe-Auguste Hennequin - Palais de Versailles)
French Revolutionary Army
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The French Revolutionary Army was the French land force that fought the French Revolutionary Wars from 1792 to 1802. In the beginning, the French armies were characterised by their revolutionary fervo
Jean-Chrysostôme Calès
…Jean Joseph Etienne Victorin Calès. Lieutenant Calès left Toulouse with his battalion of volunteers in May 1792 for the Army of the Alps, one of the French Revolutionary armies, and was appointed Captain on 19 September 1792, the day before the victory of the French troops at the battle of Valmy (20 September), and two days…
General Dampierre leading French troops in the Battle of Jemappes in 1792, depicted in an early 20th century painting
General Dampierre leading French troops in the Battle of Jemappes in 1792, depicted in an early 20th century painting
French line grenadier during the Revolution
French line grenadier during the Revolution
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a decisive victory for the French.
The Battle of Valmy (1792) was a decisive victory for the French.
French general, light infantry officer and line infantryman in 1795
French general, light infantry officer and line infantryman in 1795