CAMBACERES , Jean-Jacques-Régis, Duke of Parma (Montpellier, October 18, 1753 - Paris, May 1, 1824). Advisor to the Montpellier Court of Auditors, unlucky candidate for the Estates General in 1789, Cambacérès represented the Hérault at the Convention in 1792. He distinguished himself there by his
The 3rd Dragoon Regiment of the Austrian Army was one of its oldest units. It was formed in 1682, in view of the new Turkish invasion. In 1684, the famous Eugene, Prince of Savoy, took over its administration, forever linking the regiment with their name. The regiment was formed in 1682 and its firs
After their defeat in Vienna, in 1683, the Turks accepted the counterattack of the Austrians, retreating to present-day Serbia. After the conquest of Belgrade by the Imperialists (the army of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, led by the Habsburg ruler of Austria), the Turks made Nice their
After the Franco-German War of 1870, which implied for France the loss of Alsace and Lorraine, the French general Raymond Adolphe Sére de Rivières elaborated a plan to defend the new border of the country . Said plan included four strongholds in eastern France:Verdun, Toul, Épinal and Belfort. The c