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The French Destroyed the Golden Ducal Barge. It Was a Symbol of the End of a Powerful State

The destruction of the gilded barge of the Venetian Doge, Bucintoro, by Napoleon's troops marked a significant symbolic end to the Venetian Republic during the French occupation of Venice in 1798.

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