Petit-Montrouge in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Louis Pergaud
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
1. Louis Pergaud Marker
1882-1915
Prix Goncourt 1910
Mort pour la France
A ecrit dans cette maison
"La Guerre des Boutons"
Louis Pergaud (1882-1915), winner of the 1910 Prix Goncourt, Mort pour la France (“Died for France”), wrote La Guerre des Boutons (“War of the Buttons”) in this building.
Erected 1987 by ses amis.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1915.
Location. 48° 49.649′ N, 2° 19.733′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. Marker is on Rue Marguerin south of Rue d’Alésia, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Rue Marguerin, Paris, Île-de-France 75014, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Geo Andre (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean Texcier (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Jean Rouch (about 150 meters away); Remý Dumoncel (approx.
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Also see . . .
1. War of the Buttons (novel) (Wikipedia).
Overview: La Guerre des boutons (Fr.) or The War of the Buttons, a novel of my twelfth year (complete title) is a French novel written by Louis Pergaud, from the French region of Franche-Comté, and published in 1912. It describes the "war" between two gangs from rival villages, Longeverne and Velrans, in the countryside of Franche-Comté. The author got his inspiration from the village of Landresse, where he taught for two years. The title comes from the goal of the war, to get as many buttons as possible from the opposing side by cutting them off shirts and trousers. For the most part, the story is told from the point of view of the children from Longeverne.(Submitted on May 12, 2024.)
2. Louis Pergaud 1882-1915 (Chemins de Mémoire).
Excerpt:(Submitted on May 12, 2024.)In the spring of 1915, the French launched an offensive in the Hauts de Meuse. During the night of 7 April, Second Lieutenant Pergaud’s company set out from Fresnes-en-Woëvre, attacking hill 233 in the direction of Marchéville. Near the enemy trenches, under the pouring rain, the soldiers met with intense gunfire. Louis Pergaud’s section was decimated, the survivors hid and then withdrew in the early morning. No one ever saw the writer again. Some of the men said he was wounded. German stretcher-bearers may have retrieved him and transported him to a trench while waiting to be able to evacuate him. But to take the Les Éparges Ridge, hill 233 had to be taken: the next day, the French artillery pounded the area, destroying the entire landscape, forever burying the men in this land, without distinction.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 20242. Louis Pergaud Marker - wide view
On 4 August 1921, a judgement by the court of the Seine, Louis Pergaud, who had disappeared, was declared “Mort pour la France” (Dead for France) on 8 April 1915 at Fresnes-en-Woëvre. He was one of the 1,160 soldiers who died or disappeared from the 166th Infantry Regiment during the year 1915. There is no tomb, but his books carry on the memory of this writer and his broken destiny.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
3. Louis Pergaud Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 12, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
