The Siècle is a history podcast covering France’s overlooked century between Napoleon and World War I. Visit thesiecle.com for annotated scripts, pictures, maps, sources and more.
Marshal Auguste de Marmont was tasked with putting down Parisian rebels after the Four Ordinances of July 1830. There were only a few problems: he didn’t have enough men or supplies, he opposed the Ordinances, and his bosses neglected to inform him of his new job.
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The Siècle is a history podcast covering France’s overlooked century between Napoleon and World War I. Visit thesiecle.com for annotated scripts, pictures, maps, sources and more.