Conférence "François Bélime, un héros vittellien tué sous Metz en 1870"

"François Bélime, a Vitteaux hero killed under Metz in 1870".
You have an appointment with your history: historian Patrick Serre will take you through the final weeks of this young hero born in Vitteaux.
François Bélime came from an honourable Vitteaux family and had a dream: to enter the military.
He went through the front door at Saint-Cyr and was a member of the "Mentana" class. Just as he was leaving officer training school, war was declared against Prussia on 19 July 1870.
The destiny of young François Bélime was set in motion...
For all ages, from 12 upwards