On this day in 1792, the Tuileries Palace was stormed. The heroic Swiss Guards are commemorated in Lucerne, Switzerland with the Dying Lion.
128 years later, the Treaty of Sèvres was signed, recognizing the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire.
Update: also at Tea at Trianon
Friday, August 10, 2007
French and Ottoman Falls
Posted by J.K. Baltzersen at 12:21 PM
Labels: France, Ottoman, short note
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