L’insurrection de 1851
The Insurrection of 1851
—On the Heritage Path —
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The Insurrection of 1851
On the Heritage Path
The attachment of the Var for the republic and democracy are illustrated in this monument, erected in 1881. It commemorates the crucial episode Var resistance to the coup of December 2, 1851, when Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, lame-duck President of the French Republic from 1848, who after a coup remained president.
Resistance was organized. The column of insurgents marched on the Aups where she arrived on December 8, men who came from the Haut Var converged here. Punishment was without mercy. The Battle of Aups occured shortly after the morning of 10th, this is the "frozen in December" that will remain in our memories.
The troops fired the on the insurgents, those who escape death were sentenced to prison, deported or banished from Algeria.
The National Compensation Act July 30, 1881 rehabilitated the action of the insurgents. This monument was built in their memory. The bas-reliefs that adorns the base of the pyramid are a true Republican creed. It shows, in the foreground,
the constitution slashed and chained. Silhouette of Fort Lamalgue of Toulon, where insurgents were gathered, stands in the background, not far from the word exile. The place where the monument stands is called Bidouré Martin, a major figure in the resistance, who was shot in Aups at the age of 26 years. His name was Louis Martin, but he was nicknamed Bidouré, he was combing hemp at Barjols.(The Insurrection of 1851 monument) (Front panel}
A la Memoire des Citoyens Mort en 1851 pour la Defense des Lois et la Republique (English: To the memory of the Citizens who died in 1851 for the Defense of the Laws and the Republic) (Back panel) Monument eleve avec le Concours de la Commue d’Aups du Conseil General et des Patriotes du Var (English: Monument erected with the assistance of the Consul General of the Commune of Aups and the Patriots of the Var) (Left side) Aymard du Luc • Aymard du Muy • Aragon du Muy • Bonnet, Fois du Luc • Bonnet du Luc • Coulet des Arcs • Christian du Luc • Dufort de Brignoles • Emeric du Luc • Emeric du Luc • Felix de Bargemon • Feraud de Salernes • Ferland de Salernes • Ganzin du Luc • Imbert du Muy • Jourdan du Luc • Jassaud du Luc • Laborde du Luc (Right side) Martin dit Bidaure (du) Barjols • Martin du Luc • Maurel du Luc • Henri du Luc • Villecleerc du Luc • Gayol 16 ans de Vidauban • Motus de Vidauban • Le Citoyen la jambe de bois (Citizen with a wooden leg) (Memorial to the Aups' victims of World War II) La Ville d’Aups Aux Victimes de la Barbarie Allemande Tombees a Aups et ses environs Pour la Liberation de la France Juin – Juillet – Aout 1944 (English: City of Aups Victims of Barbary German Killed at Aups and its surroundings For the Liberation of France Juin – July - August 1944) Benoit, Victor – Aubagne 19 ans • Berne, Gustave – Darguignan 32 ans • Bagini, Marin – Aups 24 ans • Bondil, Emile _ Auduen 27 ans • Boyer, Charles – Aups 60 ans • Chaude, Andre – Cannes 23 ans • Ciofi, Rose – Aups 17 ans • Courbis, Roger – Aups 20 ans • Chiesa, Serge – La Palu 18 ans • Duchatel, Francois – Aups 28 ans • Gautier, Louis – Aups 47 ans • Gillot, Henri – Toulon 23 ans • Luciani, Domonique – Draguignan 44 ans • Millet, Ernest – Hyeres 46 ans • Rouvier Louis – La Seyne 21 ans • Serafino, Frenand – Aups 20 ans • Tric, Raoul – Moissac 39 ans • Zurletti, Andre – La Seyne 33 ans
Location. 43° 37.619′ N, 6° 13.454′ E. Marker is in Aups, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in Var Département. Marker is on Place Martin Bidaure.. Touch for map. This marker is located in the town square, Place Martin Bidaure. Marker is in this post office area: Aups, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 83630, France.
Other nearby markers. At least 3 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Declaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen (within shouting distance of this marker); Aux Enfants d’Aups Mort pour la France (within shouting distance of this marker); Passants, Recueillez-vous (approx. 13.2 kilometers away).
Categories. • War, World II •
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