Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe
Appearance
The following is a list of the 158 battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris,[1][2] which were fought by the French First Republic and the First French Empire between 1792 and 1815:
- The names of 96 battles are engraved on the inner façades of the monument, under the great arches (24 on each of the four pillars).
- The names of 32 battles are engraved on the inner façades of the monument, under the small arches (8 on each of the four pillars).
- The names of 30 battles are engraved on the attic (11 on each of the long façades and 4 on each of the short ones).
Additionally, some of these battles are represented in low relief on the inner and outer façades of the monument:
- On the inner façades of the monument, under the small arches, four low reliefs list the names of 16 battles (6 on the low relief on the northern pillar, 4 on the low reliefs on the eastern and southern pillars, 2 on the low relief on the western pillar).
- On the outer façades of the monument, 5 battles are represented in low relief (2 on the northern façade facing the Avenue de la Grande Armée, 1 on each of the other façades).
Related list: Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe.
Great arches
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Northern pillar.
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Eastern pillar.
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Southern pillar.
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Western pillar.
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The names of the 96 battles inscribed under the great arches
Small arches
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Northern pillar.
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Eastern pillar.
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Southern pillar.
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Western pillar.
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Northern pillar (left column).
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Northern pillar (left and right columns).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the northern pillar
Left column | Right column | |
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DIERSHEIM | YPRES | |
DUSSELDORF | LUXEMBOURG | |
GRAND PORT | BRESLAW | |
M.JAROSLAWIETZ | BERG-OP-ZOOM | |
• | • | |
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Eastern pillar (left column).
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Eastern pillar (right column).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the eastern pillar
Left column | Right column | |
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• | • | |
JAFFA | GRATZ | |
PESCHIERA | C. DE SPRIMONT | |
CAIRE | GEISBERG | |
CAPRÉE | CHAMPAUBERT | |
• | • | |
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Southern pillar (left and right columns).
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Southern pillar (right column).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the southern pillar
Left column | Right column | |
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• | • | |
ADIGE | NAPLES | |
MONTAGNE NOIRE | PLAISANCE | |
POZZOLO | MADRID | |
LA PIAVE | MEQUINENZA | |
• | • | |
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Western pillar (left column).
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Western pillar (left and right columns).
The names of the 8 battles inscribed on the inner façade of the western pillar
Left column | Right column | |
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ROSES | TOULOUSE | |
ASTORGA | M. DEL RIOSECO | |
GIRONE | OPORTO | |
OLIVENZA | FUENTE D'OŨORO | |
• | • | |
Attic
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Southern façade of the attic (Avenue des Champs-Élysées): Battle of Valmy – Battle of Alkmaer.
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Western façade of the attic (Avenue de Wagram): Battle of Zurich – Battle of Hohenlinden.
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Northern façade of the attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée): Battle of Ulm – Battle of Dresden.
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Eastern façade of the attic (Avenue Kléber): Battle of Hanau – Battle of Ligny.
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Attic shield (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
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Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
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Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
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Attic (Avenue de la Grande Armée).
The names of the 30 battles inscribed on the shields of the attic
Avenue des Champs-Élysées |
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VALMY ・ JEMMAPES ・ FLEURUS ・ MONTENOTTE ・ LODI ・ CASTIGLIONE ・ ARCOLE ・ RIVOLI ・ LES PYRAMIDES ・ ABOUKIR ・ ALKMAER |
Avenue de Wagram |
ZURICH ・ HELIOPOLIS ・ MARENGO ・ HOHENLINDEN |
Avenue de la Grande Armée |
ULM ・ AUSTERLITZ ・ IENA ・ FRIEDLAND ・ SOMO SIERRA ・ ESLING ・ WAGRAM ・ MOSKOWA ・ LUTZEN ・ BAUTZEN ・ DRESDE |
Avenue Kléber |
HANAU ・ MONTMIRAIL ・ MONTEREAU ・ LIGNY |
Low reliefs
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Inner low relief (northern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the North.
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Inner low relief (eastern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the East.
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Inner low relief (southern pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the South.
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Inner low relief (western pillar): Attributes of the Victories of the West.
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The names of the 16 battles inscribed on the tablets of the inner low reliefs
Northern pillar | Eastern pillar | Southern pillar | Western pillar |
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AUSTERLITZ | ALEXANDRIE | MARENGO | JEMMAPES |
IENA | PYRAMIDES | RIVOLI | FLEURUS |
FRIEDLAND | ABOUKIR | ARCOLE | |
ULM | HELIOPOLIS | LODI | |
WAGRAM | |||
EYLAU | |||
Outer low reliefs
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Left outer low relief (Avenue des Champs-Élysées): The Battle of Abukir.
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Outer low relief (Avenue de Wagram): The Battle of Austerlitz.
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Left outer low relief (Avenue de la Grande Armée): The Capture of Alexandria.
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Right outer low relief (Avenue de la Grande Armée): The Crossing of the Arcole Bridge.
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Outer low relief (Avenue Kléber): The Battle of Jemappes.
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The names of the 5 battles represented in low relief on the outer façades
Avenue des Champs-Élysées | ||
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ABOUKIR | MARCEAU[3] | |
Avenue de Wagram | ||
AUSTERLITZ | ||
Avenue de la Grande Armée | ||
ALEXANDRIE | ARCOLE | |
Avenue Kléber | ||
JEMMAPES | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Battles on the Arc de Triomphe.
- ^ Inscriptions on the Arc de Triomphe.
- ^ The low relief on the right (facing the Avenue des Champs-Élysées) does not represent a battle, but the funeral of General Marceau.
Further reading
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Inscriptions on the Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile.
- Jensen, Nathan D. (2012). "FrenchEmpire.net: 1789–1815 military history". Arcdetriomphe.info. Retrieved 3 August 2021.