While known to his soldiers as an inveterate seducer, Antoine Lasalle is also especially famous for his numerous armed deeds under the Empire. He distinguished himself there in every campaign: in Italy, Egypt, Russia and Poland, Spain, and finally in Germany and Austria. An incredible character, he lost his life at the age of 34 to the terrible fate of a bullet in the forehead during the battle of Wagram.
The episode Pellerin chose to illustrate seems to be a scene from the Battle of Austerlitz, during which Lasalle allegedly carried enemy flags to Napoleon.