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Rhône Rhône-Alpes Place Sathonay (1e) |
Sergent Jean-Pierre-Hippolyte BlandanLyon 1819 - Boufarik, Algeria 1842French soldier, known for his historic resistance on the battlefield at Boufarik in Algeria (Wikipedia) |
Thomas Lamothe & André Tajana
1900 (1962) |
Stone statue of Blandan in uniform. The original bronze statue by Lamothe was molten under the Vichy government and in 1962 replaced by a stone verion by Tajana.
courage mes amis A inaugure le 22 avril 1900 |
honneur A |
honneur A 13 fevrier 1819 - 11 avril 1842 |
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