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Brigadier Gerard is the hero of a series of comic short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The hero, Etienne Gerard, is a Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Gerard's most notable attribute is his vanity - he is utterly convinced that he is the bravest soldier, greatest swordsman, accomplished horseman and gallant lover in all France. Gerard is not entirely wrong since he displays notable bravery on many occasions, but his self-satisfaction undercuts this quite often. Obsessed with honour and glory, he is always ready with a stirring speech or a gallant remark to a lady. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859–7 July 1930) was a British author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger. ...
A British Hussar from the Crimean War Hussar (original Hungarian spelling: huszár, plural huszárok, Polish: Husaria) refers to a number of types of cavalry used throughout Europe since the 15th century. ...
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre (Army of the land), is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces and the largest. ...
Combatants Austria[a] Portugal Prussia[a] Russia[b] Sicily[c] Sardinia Spain[d] Sweden[e] United Kingdom French Empire Holland[f] Italy Etruria[g] Naples[h] Duchy of Warsaw[i] Confederation of the Rhine[j] Bavaria Saxony Westphalia Württemberg Denmark-Norway[k] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack...
Conan Doyle, in making his hero a vain, and often rather uncomprehending Frenchman, was able to satirise both the stereotypical English view of the French, and - by presenting them from Gerard's baffled point of view - English manners and attitudes.
Biography
Gerard tells the stories from the point of view of an old man now living in retirement in Paris. We discover that he was born in Gascony in the early 1780s, and dies sometime in the 1860s. He first joins the 2nd Hussars - the Hussars of Chamberan - around 1799, serving as a Lieutenant and Junior Captain. He first sees action at Marengo in Italy in 1800. He transfers to the Hussars of Conflans in 1807 as a Senior Captain. He speaks somewhat idiosyncratic English, having learned it from an officer in the Irish Regiment of the French Army. By 1810 he is Colonel of the 2nd Hussars. He serves in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Russia. He is awarded the Grand-Cross of the Légion d'honneur by Napoleon in 1814. There are various discrepancies in the accounts of his life, not the least that in none of the stories except the last is he married. He is not to be confused with the real Étienne Maurice Gérard (1777-1852), a Marshal, and later Prime Minister of France. This article is about the capital of France. ...
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Combatants French Consulate Austrian Empire Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte, Desaix†Michael von Melas Strength 28,000, 24 guns 31,000, 100 guns Casualties 1,100 killed, 3,600 wounded, 900 missing or captured 963 killed, 5,518 wounded, 2,921 captured In the Battle of Marengo (14 June 1800) Napoleons...
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Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from...
Painting of Étienne Maurice, comte Gérard, marshal of France by Jacques-Louis David Étienne Maurice Gérard (April 4, 1773 - April 17, 1852), French general, was born at Damvilliers (Meuse). ...
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The stories The stories were originally published in The Strand magazine between December 1894 and September 1903. They were later issued in two volumes as The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard in February 1896, and The Adventures of Gerard in September 1903. Some of the titles were changed on re-publication. The last story The Marriage of the Brigadier was published in September 1910. All the stories were published in The Complete Brigadier Gerard in 1995, which includes the story A Foreign Office Romance (1894) - a precursor to the stories, but not actually featuring Gerard. The Strand Magazine was a monthly fiction magazine founded by George Newnes. ...
Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ...
1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
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The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard | Title | Published | Notes | | How The Brigadier Won His Medal (The Medal Of Brigadier Gerard) | December 1894 | France, March 1814. Brigadier Gerard is sent by Napoleon with an important message, via enemy territory, and only narrowly avoids capture by marauding Russian and Prussian troops. | | How The Brigadier Held The King | April 1895 | Spain, July 1810. Brigadier Gerard is captured by Spanish partisans, but is saved from certain death by the British. | | How The King Held The Brigadier | May 1895 | England, August 1810. Brigadier Gerard mounts an escape from Dartmoor Prison, and is initiated in the mysteries of pugilism. | | How The Brigadier Slew The Brothers Of Ajaccio | June 1895 | Paris, late 1807. Brigadier Gerard assists Napoleon in a vendetta. | | How The Brigadier Came To The Castle Of Gloom | July 1895 | Poland, February 1807. While on a mission to procure horses Brigadier Gerard becomes involved in an affair of honour. | | How The Brigadier Took The Field Against The Marshal Millefleurs | August 1895 | Spain, March 1811. Brigadier Gerard finds himself temporarily allied with the English against a notorious brigand. | | How The Brigadier Was Tempted By The Devil | September 1895 | Paris, April 1814. Brigadier Gerard and Napoleon carry out a secret mission. | | How The Brigadier Played For A Kingdom | December 1895 | Germany, March 1813. Germany. Brigadier Gerard encounters German nationalists and a deceitful woman. | Napoléon I, Emperor of the French (born Napoleone di Buonaparte, changed his name to Napoléon Bonaparte)[1] (15 August 1769; Ajaccio, Corsica – 5 May 1821; Saint Helena) was a general during the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from...
Anthem Preußenlied, Heil dir im Siegerkranz (both unofficial) The Kingdom of Prussia at its greatest extent, at the time of the formation of the German Empire, 1871 Capital Berlin Government Monarchy King - 1701 — 1713 Frederick I (first) - 1888 — 1918 William II (last) Prime minister - 1848 Adolf Heinrich von Arnim...
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Ajaccio (IPA: , Latin: ; French: ; Corsican: ), is a town in France. ...
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The Adventures of Gerard | Title | Published | Notes | | How The Brigadier Slew The Fox (The Crime Of The Brigadier) | January 1900 | Portugal, December 1810. While on a reconnaissance behind British lines Brigadier Gerard inadvertently joins a fox-hunt with unpardonable results. | | How The Brigadier Bore Himself At Waterloo (The Brigadier At Waterloo) | | I. The Adventure of the Forest Inn | January 1902 | Belgium, 18 June 1815. While delivering an important message Brigadier Gerard finds himself trapped in enemy territory. | | II. The Prussian Horsemen | February 1902 | Belgium, 18 June 1815. On the retreat from Waterloo Gerard decoys the enemy allowing Bonaparte to escape. | | How Brigadier Gerard Lost His Ear | August 1902 | Venice, c.1805. Colonel Gerard gets involved with a lovely lady and some murderous Italians. | | How The Brigadier Saved The Army | November 1902 | Spain, March 1811. Brigadier Gerard has another unpleasant encounter with Spanish partisans. | | How The Brigadier Rode To Minsk | December 1902 | Russia, November 1812. On the retreat from Moscow Brigadier Gerard is sent collect food from a depot. A lovely woman and a murderous Cossack intervene. | | How The Brigadier Triumphed In England (The Brigadier In England) | March 1903 | England, October 1810. Brigadier Gerard shows the English how to box and fight a duel. | | How The Brigadier Captured Saragossa (How The Brigadier Joined The Hussars Of Conflans) | April 1903 | Spain, 1807. Lieutenant Gerard infiltrates a besieged town carry out a dangerous mission. | | The Last Adventure Of The Brigadier (How Etienne Gerard Said Goodbye To His Master) | May 1903 | 1821. Brigadier Gerard takes a sea-voyage with unexpected results. | A fox hunt Fox hunting is a form of hunting for foxes using a pack of scent hounds. ...
Combatants French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Prussia United Netherlands Hanover Nassau Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte, Michel Ney Duke of Wellington, Gebhard von Blücher Strength 73,000 67,000 Anglo-Allies 60,000 Prussian (48,000 engaged by about 18:00) Casualties 25,000 killed or wounded 7,000...
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Other Stories | Title | Published | Notes | | The Marriage Of The Brigadier | September 1910 | France, 1802. Gerard has an unfortunate encounter with a fierce bull which results in a proposal of marriage. (This story was too late to be included in the first two collections but is included in The Complete Brigadier Gerard.) | | A Foreign Office Romance | November 1894 | England, October 1801. A resourceful French agent ensures that the Treaty of Amiens is signed on favourable terms. (This is not a Gerard story but clearly prefigures the series in structure, character and theme, for this reason it is included in The Complete Brigadier Gerard.) | The Treaty of Amiens was signed on March 25, 1802 (Germinal 4, year X in the French Revolutionary Calendar) by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquis Cornwallis as a Definitive Treaty of Peace between France and the United Kingdom. ...
Sources The Complete Brigadier Gerard, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with an Introduction by Owen Dudley Edwards, Canongate Books Ltd., Edinburgh. 1995. ISBN 0-86241-534-9 |
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