#lamarque

[revolutionnaire-farouche]

[veryfastnighuncatchable]

I like how we as a fandom literally all unanimously agreed that in Les Mis modern/college aus Lamarque is Enjolras' professor

[lemondedelamode]

Kat Carter for Lamarque Campaign, Fall/Winter 2024

by Garrett Naccarato

[xyrothmuse]

Sorry 4 the bad meme

[womenofwrestlingfashion]

✦ AKIRA Try Me Metallic Corset Top in Rose Gold (sold out)

✦ B-Low The Belt Farrah Belt in Silver ($189 via Revolve)

✦ LAMARQUE Faleen Pants in Orchid Pink (sold out)

[gavroche-le-moineau]

Lamarque's Funeral

Below are excerpts of a translation I did in college from Alexandre Dumas' account of General Lamarque's funeral, an inciting event for the June Rebellion of 1832. The full French text can be found here.

"Mais il y avait une telle ardeur dans ces jeunes têtes politiques qui formaient le parti républicain, que, lorsque le briquet touchait le caillou il fallait que l'étincelle en jaillît, l'étincelle dût-elle mettre le feu à la poudrière, et la poudrière dût-elle nous faire sauter tous."

But there was such a fervor in these young political minds who formed the republican party, that as soon as the flint hit the stone it had to spark, the spark had to set fire to the gunpowder, and the gunpowder must make us all go up.

"Joignez à ces dispositions une chaleur étouffante, une atmosphère chargée d'électricité, de gros nuages noirs roulant au-dessus de Paris, comme si le ciel, en deuil, eût voulu prendre part à la fête funèbre par le roulement de son tonnerre."

Add to these circumstances a stifling heat, an atmosphere charged with electricity, heavy black clouds rolling in over Paris, as if the sky, in mourning, wanted to take part in the funeral cortege by the rolling of its thunder.

Arago ne se le fit point répéter ; il s'élança à son tour sur l'estrade. Un étudiant avait succédé au général Saldanha, il prend la place de l'étudiant et s'écrie : –Assez de discours comme cela ! Quelques mots doivent suffire, et, ces mots, les voici : C'est au cri de « Vive la République ! » que le général Lamarque a commencé sa carrière militaire, c'est au cri de « Vive la République ! » qu'il faut accompagner ses cendres. –Vive la République ! Qui m'aime me suive ! Pas un mot de l'allocution n'a été perdu ; à peine a-t-on vu un lieutenant d'artillerie prenant la parole, que tout le monde, fait silence. Puis le nom d'Arago, nom si populaire, a circulé tout bas au milieu d'un immense cri de « Vive la République ! ». Aux derniers mots de son discours, Arago s'est emparé d'un des drapeaux de l'estrade et – le drapeau à la main, Guinard et Savary à ses côtés – il s'est élancé vers notre batterie. Mais dans le mouvement qui avait suivi l'allocution, la foule avait rompu les rangs des artilleurs ; de sorte que les trois chefs, suivis d'une trentaine d'hommes seulement, avaient disparu aux yeux de leurs autres compagnons. En ce moment, quelques coups de feu retentissaient sur le boulevard Bourdon.

Arago did not need to repeat himself; he jumped up onto the platform. A student had replaced General Saldanha, he took the place of the student and cried out: –Enough of that talk! A few words should suffice, and the words are these: It is to the cry “Long live the Republic!” that General Lamarque started his military career, and it was to the cry of “Long live the Republic!” that his ashes must be accompanied. –Long live the Republic! Who loves me follows me! Not a word of the speech was lost; as soon as people saw that a lieutenant of the artillery was speaking, everyone was silent. Then the name of Arago, a very popular name, circulated in a whisper in the middle of an immense cry of “Long live the Republic!” With the last words of his speech, Arago seized one of the flags on the platform and – flag in hand, Guinard and Savary at his sides – he dashed towards our battery. But in the movement that had followed the speech, the crowd had broken the ranks of the artillery; such that the three leaders, followed by only about thirty men, had disappeared from the eyes of their other companions. At this moment, some gunshots rang out on the boulevard Bourdon.

I did this translation quite a long time ago and I posted without much revision so as always, corrections and feedback are welcome!

[kobikiyama]

Lamarque

[courferre-stan]

GENERAL LAMARQUE IS DEAD. CRAB RAVE.