OURS" AND "ALIENS" IN TROYES IN FEBRUARY 1814
The anthropological turn in military history has actualized the study of the “human dimension” of war. The local population is in a condition of prolonged psychological stress during the occupation and the intervention. The perception of wartime perturbations by the civilians demonstrates the relativity of ideas about “ours” and “aliens”. The people of Troyes experienced violence both from the French troops and from the Coalition Forces during the campaign of 1814. Either the townspeople met the occupation forces as “liberators”, or they killed lone or wounded enemy soldiers, that was lagging behind their squads. The concept of "patriotism" is being transformed, national priorities are changing.