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OTD in 1758, the French forces of the Marquis de Montcalm and their Abénaquis allies defeat a vastly superior Anglo-Iroquois force led by general Abercrombie at the battle of Fort Carillon (now Ticonderoga, NY) during the Seven Years’War. 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-07-08, 12:04:59
#OTD in 1559, king Henri II of France is mortally wounded, during an equestrian joust organized in Paris. He received a piece of wood in the eye. He’ll die on July 10. Another example than Renaissance doesn’t mean medieval traditions had disappeared overnight. 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-30, 12:28:43
New episode! “French Indochina. From Imperial Jewel to Hell on Earth”. It is a story of violence and exploitation. Of colonization and war. Of exchanges and legacies. And sometimes, of beauty. Listen everywhere and on the website. 3
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-20, 10:22:40
#OTD in 1939, last public execution in France. Serial killer Eugen Weidmann, nicknamed the “killer with a velvet look”, is guillotined on the then place Louis Barthou in front of the Versailles prison. The following executions will be conducted inside prison walls. 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-17, 13:36:17
#OTD in 1429 the French army under Jean d’Alençon and pushed by Jeanne d’Arc take Jargeau, during the Loire valley campaign, following the victory at Orléans. The French army will keep pushing and will inflict a major defeat to the English at Patay a few days after. 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-12, 16:50:32
Dear listeners, I am working on my next episode. I’ll focus on a complicated and polarizing period of French history: French Indochina. To be released later in June. Stay tuned! 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-07, 21:11:55
#OTD in 1788, riot in Grenoble nicknamed the “journée des Tuiles”, or "day of the Tiles". The rioters actually threw tiles at the soldiers. It’s a prelude to the Révolution. Because of this and other revolts, Louis XVI will summon the Estates General in 1789… 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-07, 11:18:31
#OTD in 1961, president Kennedy and his wife Jackie are greeted in Paris by president Charles de Gaulle and his wife Yvonne. It doesn’t go according to plan, as de Gaulle basically ignores the American president in favour of his wife. 2

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-02, 10:22:01
#OTD in 987, Hugues Capet is elected king of the Franks, founding the Capetian dynasty that will rule over France until the Révolution (through the Valois and Bourbon branches of the family starting with Philippe VI). 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-06-01, 12:45:44
New episode! I am joined by a coalition of Napoleonic experts to discuss this fascinating period of history and its legacy. My guests are Dr. Zack White, Marcus Cribb, Philipp Wagenknecht and John Viscaro. 1

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-30, 10:18:12
#OTD in 1738, birth of Joseph Ignace Guillotin. A famous invention bears his name: the guillotine. He didn’t invent it however, it was created by Dr. Antoine Louis. Guillotin was head of the Health Committee of the National Constituent Assembly and pushed for its adoption. 2

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-28, 12:29:18
#OTD in 1942, beginning of the Battle of Bir Hakeim (Libya). It’s the first major operation led by the Free French forces. It’s main effect is to block the Afrikakorps, allowing the British to regroup and prepare the second battle of El Alamein. 2

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-27, 12:14:54
#OTD in 1337, Philippe VI of France confiscates Guyenne from Edward III of England. Edward answers in writing to Philippe, whom he calls the « so-called king of France ». He claims to be king of France and we are now in an open, full-scale conflict between the two kingdoms in 1337. 3

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-24, 12:32:34
#OTD in 1643, decisive French victory at the battle of Rocroi were they defeat the Spanish “army of Flanders”. It marks the end of the dominance of the Spanish “tercios” in European warfare, the decline of Spain as a major military power and the rise of French military supremacy. 1

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-19, 10:34:07
#OTD in 1152, Aliénor d’Aquitaine marries Henri Plantagenêt, future Henry II of England. Aliénor is now the partner of one of the rising stars of the time. She is older than him by ten years and proved a huge help to him. 1

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-18, 11:07:05
NewEpisode! “Charles de Gaulle, Tales of Grandeur”. Learn all about the famous general who led the French Resistance during the Second World war before becoming President and the father of the current French political system: the Fifth Republic. 1

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-16, 10:11:18
#OTD in 1818, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, former Marshal of Empire, is crowned king of Sweden as Karl XIV Johan. His relationship with Napoléon and his role during the whole period are truly fascinating. Better than any scenario one could invent. #history #France #Sweden 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-11, 12:15:27
#OTD in 1769, the French army defeats the Corsican Republican troops, led by Pasquale Paoli, at the battle of Ponte-Novo. This ensures Corsica’s annexion into the French kingdom. Napoleone Buonaparte will therefore be born French, on August 15, 1769. 2

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-09, 12:17:49
Dear listeners, due to an unforeseen little surgical intervention on my person, the episode on Charles de Gaulle will be delayed by a few days. My apologies and stay tuned. 2
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-06, 14:23:17
#OTD in 1932 assassination of French President of the Republic Paul Doumer by Russian immigré Paul Gorgulov. Doumer will die the next day, Gorgulov will be condemned to death and executed by guillotine in September 1932. #history #assassination 2
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-06, 13:03:50
#OTD in 1945, a detachment of General Leclerc's 2nd Armoured Division arrives in Berchtesgaden and invests Hitler's Berghof. They are the first allied troops there. Many American commanders are furious, the French exult. 1

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-04, 11:22:56
#OTD in 1808 beginning of the “Dos de Mayo” uprising, immortalized on the famous paintings by Francisco Goya. Following Napoléon’s imposition of his brother Joseph as king of Spain during negotiations in Bayonne, the Spaniards revolt. 1

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-02, 12:08:47
#OTD in 1633, birth of Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis de Vauban, generally known only as Vauban. He revolutionized defensive warfare and established forts all over France to give the kingdom and “iron belt”. It proved immensely successful. 3

/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-05-01, 12:32:58
#OTD in 1337, Philippe VI of France declares war on England, seizing English-owned Guyenne. This is generally acknowledged as the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War. Neither he or Edward III knew the scope it would take. 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-04-30, 13:49:40
As we are heading into the weekend, I encourage you to listen, subscribe and leave a review for the “La Fayette, we are here!” podcast. Your support and feedback are greatly appreciated. Links for all platforms: https://www.lafayettepodcast.com/share Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lafayettepodcast 1
/r/lafayettepodcast, 2023-04-28, 16:36:58
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