General Paul Pau, French First World War general Size:L: 90 x 60cm London with ships on the

London with ships on the water

and an Essay upon the Moon's turning round on her own axis

The North-West Passage

through the window of which a woman cuts off his 'pigtail' while another brandishes a fish in his face

General Paul Pau, French First World War general Size:L: 90 x 60cm London with ships on theGeneral Paul Pau, French First World War general, (1926). At the outbreak of the war, Pau (1848 1932) was recalled from retirement and given command of the Army of Alsace with the objective of recapturing the 'lost provinces' of Alsace and Lorraine from the Germans. Initially successful, Pau was defeated at Morhange Sarrebourg and his army was disbanded with the troops redeployed to the Sixth Army at the Marne. Pau returned to retirement.