Chevalier de Saint-Georges, also known as Joseph Bologne was born on 25 December 1745 in Baillif, Basse-Terre, the illegitimate son of a settler and planter Georges Bologne de Saint … 展开

Early in 1776, the Académie royale de Musique, the Paris Opéra, was struggling financially and artistically. Saint-Georges was proposed as the next … 展开

In Spring 1787, Saint-Georges stayed in London with fencing masters Domenico Angelo and Henry, his son, whom he knew as an apprentice from early years in Paris. They arranged … 展开

"On Thursday 8 July 1790, in Lille's municipal ballroom, the famous Saint-Georges was the principal antagonist in a brilliant fencing tournament. Though ill, he fought with that grace that is his trademark. Lightning is no faster than his arms and in spite of … 展开

Little is known about Saint-Georges' early musical training; he was sent to Paris to begin his musical studies at age 7. Given his prodigious technique as an adult, Saint-Georges must have practiced the violin seriously as a child. Banat discounted 展开

At the fencing academy, Joseph met Chevalier Lamotte, who became a horn player in the King's orchestra (till October 1789). According to Louise Fusil, a singer, the two were inseparable; she compared them with Pylades and his cousin Orestes. According to her Saint … 展开

On 22 May 1790 the right to declare war was given to the national assembly, St. Georges decided to serve the Revolution as a citizen … 展开