26 moments

1. Birth at Villers-Cotterêts

   1802-07-24 · Villers-Cotterêts, Aisne, France

   Alexandre Dumas was born at Villers-Cotterêts in the Aisne department of Picardy.

2. First visit to Paris

   1823-01-01 · Paris, France

   

   Dumas visited his friend Adolphe de Leuven in Paris, met the actor Talma, and resolved to seek his fortune in the city. The source gives the year but not a more precise date.

3. July Revolution fighting

   1830-01-01 · Paris, France

   

   During the July Revolution, Dumas took part in fighting in Paris before being sent to obtain gunpowder at Soissons. The source supports the year, not a specific day.

4. Powder mission at Soissons

   1830-01-01 · Soissons, Aisne, France

   

   La Fayette sent Dumas to Soissons during the July Revolution to secure powder; Dumas obtained the magazine from the governor with local assistance. The preceding sentence identifies Soissons as the location of the powder mission; the source supports only the year.

5. National-guard mission in the Vendée

   1830-08-10 · Vendée, France

   

   Dumas travelled through the Vendée as a special commissioner to consult officials on organizing a National Guard after the July Revolution. Coordinates are a representative point in the Vendée, whose specific itinerary is not given in the quoted passage.

6. Swiss journey

   1832-07-01 · Switzerland

   

   Facing possible arrest after political unrest in Paris, Dumas left for Switzerland; the journey became the basis of his early travel writing. Coordinates represent Switzerland because the departure passage does not identify his arrival point.

7. Visit to England

   1833-01-01 · England, United Kingdom

   

   After his Swiss journey, Dumas made a brief visit to England before undertaking a longer tour in southern France. Coordinates are a representative point for England; the source does not specify a locality.

8. Arrest at Naples

   1834-01-01 · Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

   

   While travelling in Italy with the painter Louis Godefroy Jadin, Dumas was arrested in Naples as a suspected revolutionary before producing papers that secured his release. The year is inferred by the source's phrase “the following year” after its 1833 England visit.

9. At the Montpensier wedding in Madrid

   1846-01-01 · Madrid, Spain

   

   Dumas attended the marriage of the Duke of Montpensier in Madrid before beginning his North African journey later that year. The source supports 1846 but not the wedding date within that year.

10. Arrival in Córdoba

    1846-11-03 · Córdoba, Spain

    

    During his Spanish journey with his son Alexandre Dumas fils and companions including Auguste Maquet, Dumas entered Córdoba en route from Madrid toward Algiers. The quotation is Dumas's first-person travel narrative.

11. Residence at Château de Monte-Cristo

    1849-03-22 · Château de Monte-Cristo, Le Port-Marly, France

    

    After formally selling the Monte-Cristo estate at Le Port-Marly, Dumas remained there for a time before his final departure for Belgium in 1851. The source establishes his continued stay after 22 March 1849 but does not give its end date.

12. Exile in Brussels

    1851-01-01 · Brussels, Belgium

    

    Following the coup d'état of 1851, Dumas crossed into Belgium and spent roughly two years in Brussels while restoring his finances through writing. The source supports the year but not a more precise arrival date.

13. Return to Paris and Le Mousquetaire

    1853-01-01 · Paris, France

    

    Dumas returned to Paris at the end of 1853 and established the daily literary paper Le Mousquetaire. The source specifies only the end of 1853.

14. Visit to Astrakhan

    1858-01-01 · Astrakhan, Russian Empire

    

    Dumas visited Astrakhan on his extensive journey through Russia and toward the Caucasus. The source establishes the visit during the 1858–1859 journey but does not date it more precisely.

15. Visit to Baku

    1858-01-01 · Baku, Russian Empire

    

    Dumas visited Baku during his journey through the Caucasus region. The source establishes the visit during the 1858–1859 journey but does not date it more precisely.

16. Visit to Kazan

    1858-01-01 · Kazan, Russian Empire

    

    Dumas travelled to Kazan during his Russian and Caucasian journey. The source establishes the visit during the 1858–1859 journey but does not date it more precisely.

17. Visit to Moscow

    1858-01-01 · Moscow, Russian Empire

    

    After Saint Petersburg, Dumas travelled onward through the Russian Empire and visited Moscow. The source establishes the visit during the 1858–1859 journey but does not date Moscow more precisely.

18. Visit to Tbilisi

    1858-01-01 · Tbilisi, Russian Empire

    

    Dumas travelled to Tbilisi during his Caucasus journey, later drawing on the trip for travel books about Russia. The source establishes the visit during the 1858–1859 journey but does not date it more precisely.

19. Visit to Tsaritsyn

    1858-01-01 · Tsaritsyn (now Volgograd), Russian Empire

    

    Dumas visited Tsaritsyn, now Volgograd, on his route through the Russian Empire toward the Volga and Caucasus. The source establishes the visit during the 1858–1859 journey but does not date it more precisely.

20. Arrival in Saint Petersburg

    1858-06-01 · Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire

    

    Dumas began his Russian journey at the invitation of Count Grigory Kushelev-Bezborodko, travelling to Saint Petersburg for a wedding. The source gives June 1858 but not an exact arrival day.

21. Return to Marseille by steamer

    1859-02-01 · Marseille, France

    

    Dumas ended his Russian and Caucasus journey by steamship, reaching Marseille from either Poti or Trebizond. The source gives February 1859 but is uncertain whether the steamer departed from Poti or Trebizond.

22. Joined Garibaldi in Sicily

    1860-01-01 · Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

    

    Dumas joined Giuseppe Garibaldi in Sicily during the campaign for Italian unification. Coordinates are a representative point for Sicily because the quoted source does not name a locality.

23. Return to Naples

    1860-01-01 · Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

    

    After his arms expedition from Marseille in support of the insurgents, Dumas returned to Naples, where Garibaldi appointed him keeper of the museums. The sentence follows the source's statement that he joined Garibaldi in Sicily in 1860; no more precise return date is supplied.

24. Arrival at Palermo with arms

    1860-05-30 · Palermo, Sicily, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

    

    Dumas sailed from Marseille on his personal yacht and arrived at Palermo with Giustiniano Lebano to supply Garibaldi's forces with weapons.

25. Return to Paris from Naples

    1864-04-01 · Paris, France

    

    After several years based in Naples, Dumas returned to Paris in April 1864. The source provides month-level precision only.

26. Death at Puys

    1870-12-05 · Puys, Dieppe, France

    

    In his final illness, Dumas was living in his son's house at Puys near Dieppe, where he died. Puys is now a locality within Dieppe; coordinates represent the former hamlet.