[Ergotism in Limoges province around the year 1000].

Saint-Martial, a former bishop in Limoges, is supposed to protect from ergotism. His relies are still publicly shown every 7 year.

[Joys and sorrows of three surgeons from Limoge from the French revolution in the Second Empire].

Léonard Cruveilhier (1760-1836), Bruno Giraud (1768-1811), Léonard Boudrye (1769-1852). The author deals with their biographies during a period marked by wars. Descended from middle-class and students in Paris they were promoted through campaigns and battles.

[Jean-Baptist Tyrbas de Chamberet (1779-1870). Military doctor, actor and witness of his time].

As military physician Tyrbas de Chamberet was a witness of his time. In 1804 he arrived in Paris and became a medical student. Later he followed the army in Italy, Spain and took part to a mission in Poland where cholera epidemic had broken.

[Raymond François Denis Pontier (1788-1854). Tribulations of an army medical officer of noble lineage].

Born from a middle class family in the ancient province of Limousin Pontier was at first an officer of Military Health Service in 1809 and attended thesis in Montpellier in 1832. Prisoner in Russia he walked back to Uzerche and after 1830 he went again to military service during the military operations in Algeria. As Medical Officer in 1852 he took part in the eastern campaign as far as Varna where he found the hospital and died of cholera.