Chambéry et les Chambériens 1660-1792 Flandre saw the incontestable victory of

saw the incontestable victory of the cavalry and artillery over the hereditary enemy

the Count of Flanders

this victory that some qualify as “unfinished” could have changed the face of the campaign

twelve thousand combatants lie on the plain a few hundred meters from the small Norman city

A Hotchkiss machine gun and its crew

Chambéry et les Chambériens 1660-1792 Flandre saw the incontestable victory ofIn the 17th century, the capital of Savoy was a town of 5,000 inhabitants, surrounded by its medieval walls. It offers a multitude of architectural facets: mansions, convents, common houses and unsanitary hovels in the suburbs. The small and great Savoyard nobility, merchant bourgeoisie, small traders, soldiers in garrison, commoners and poor people come together there. Despite major works and the bombardment of 1944, the city center of Chambry has