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The Last Cartridges (French: Les Dernières Cartouches) is an 1873 painting by the French artist Alphonse de Neuville.[1]

The Last Cartridges
Artist	Alphonse de Neuville
Year	1873
Type	Oil on canvas, historical painting
Dimensions	280 cm × 420 cm (109 in × 165 in)
Location	Maison de la dernière cartouche, Bazeilles

It recreates an incident of the Franco-Prussian War, when the French defenders of Bazeilles fought to the last cartridge during the 1870 Battle of Sedan. The fighting at Bazeilles was celebrated by the French nation as a moral victory amidst an otherwise catastrophic defeat.

The painting was featured in the turn-based strategy game Civilization V.

See also

• The Last Cartridges, an 1897 film inspired by the painting

References

Bibliography

• Fermer, Douglas. Sedan 1870: The Eclipse of France. Pen and Sword, 2016.
• Thomson, Richard. The Troubled Republic: Visual Culture and Social Debate in France, 1889-1900. Yale University Press, 2004.

На других языках

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- [en] The Last Cartridges (painting)

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[fr] Les Dernières Cartouches

Les Dernières Cartouches (également titré Combat à Balan, ou La Dernière Cartouche[1]) est un tableau d’Alphonse de Neuville (1836-1885), peintre militaire, illustrant un événement historique de la guerre franco-allemande de 1870. C’est l’œuvre la plus célèbre de ce peintre.

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