Place de Clichy

Place de Clichy is recognizable by the tall bronze statue of Marshal Moncey at its center, standing on a massive stone pedestal atop a fountain. This square marks the site of the former Clichy gate, a crucial entry point in the old Farmers General Wall. In eighteen fourteen, when Allied troops marched toward Paris, Moncey led a ragtag group of National Guardsmen and veterans to hold this gate against the Russian army. He defended the barrier until the very moment the armistice was signed.