498763 General Alexandre Dumas, the \'Horatius Cocles of the Tyrol\'. killing single-handedly three Austrian opponents on the Clausen Bridge in 1797, c.1797 (gouache) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762-1806) son of Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie (1714-86) and a black slave, Marie-Cessette Dumas; born on the French Caribbean island colony of Saint Domingue (now called Haiti); first mixed race general in the French army; had a brilliant career in the French Revolutionary wars; his success against the Austrian army in 1797 led to him being called \'Schwarze Teufel\' (\'Black Devil\' or \'Diable Noir\') by the Austrians and his single-handed exploit on the bridge over the river Eisack led to Napoleon dubbing him the \'Horatius Cocles of the Tyrol\', after the hero who had saved ancient Rome; father of the writer and novelist, Alexandre Dumas (1802-70) who later was to fictionalise his father\'s life and exploits in the novel \'The Three Musketeers\';); French, out of copyright.