Before the French Revolution, Versailles never lacked balls.
Although the "American Revolutionary War" had cost France dearly, they had still won.
According to diplomatic protocol, after the Treaty of Paris was signed, the representatives all had to attend a ball. That was perhaps the most "glorious" moment of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette's lives.
The original hostility between America and France had melted away because of this war. As for the defeated British, they were waiting to enjoy the spectacle, and even their forced smiles seemed a little more sincere.
In short, the war was over. Peace was always worth raising a glass to celebrate. While the important figures busied themselves "performing," the little people danced gracefully across the ballroom floor like stage scenery. Among them was Viscount Alexander the Great Beauharnais, who had taken part in the "American Revolutionary War."
At the time, his future wife Rose, the future mother of his two children, was still a little girl who loved sweets. She had none of the mature, dazzling charm or flirtatious allure of a Parisian society lady, and that was precisely the type the viscount liked.
Even at such formal social dances, he brought along a "social star." As for Napoleon Bonaparte at the time, he was still a ten-year-old child who could only watch waves wash over the reefs from the shores of Corsica.
None of them could have imagined what intersections their lives would have in the future.
After marrying into France, Rose gave Viscount Beauharnais a period of stable family life. At first, her husband treasured that state of affairs and worked with her to cultivate their family relationship. But it did not last long. Soon, he was drawn back to the glittering nightlife outside and began appearing at Versailles balls with those lovers again.