History Quiz

[Martin Antonenko]

Dear Planeteers!

We see a very specific scene here ...:



I would now like to know:

1. When and where did the incident take place?
2. For what reason?
3. What are the names of the four people visible in the foreground?
4. Which group of troops does the bareheaded man in the foreground belong to?
5. What happened to him later?


Cheers

 

[ivopreda]

1. When and where did the incident occur?
Tilsit 1807

2. For what reason?
Exchange of decoration between Napoleon and Alexander

3. What are the names of the four people visible in the foreground?
Napoleon, Murat, Alexander 1 of Russia, the commander of the Knights Guards

4. To which group of troops does the bare-headed man in the foreground belong?
Russian Guard Infantry Regiment

5. What happened to him next?
After receiving the Legion of Honor, he got drunk at a party along with the French Guard Grenadiers.

 

[fogie]

Should have added a question 6, Martin...What did they all have for breakfast?

Mike

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Ant what was the name of the man without hat...?

 

[arj]

Ant what was the name of the man without hat...?

Grenadier Lazarev.

 

[Martin Antonenko]