Question 473.e: Guns and What?

This is a newspaper article commemorating the arrival of a certain article in England.


During Napoleon's Campaign, his soldiers were accompanied by the Commission des Sciences et des Arts, a corps of 167 technical experts (savants). In mid-July 1799, as French soldiers under the command of Colonel d'Hautpoul were strengthening the defences of Fort Julien, a couple of miles north-east of the Egyptian port city of Rashid, Lieutenant Pierre-François Bouchard spotted the article that the soldiers had uncovered. He and d'Hautpoul saw at once that it might be important and informed general Jacques-François Menou, who happened to be at a place __X___.


So ID X, and what has been blanked out in the Article.
Biggest clue to the theme is given here.

Question 473 d : Raise your Hands in the Ore

Who's on this note?

Scoreboard

Scores updated till 465. Please check if it's right.

Question 473.c: New to this theme?

The Third question's up already.
Not unreasonable on my part to expect you to answer this.
What is it?
Title's a help, if anything.

And, the scores will be updated by tomorrow. Patience!

Question 473.b: She got them sweating bullets

ID the lady and what she is holding

Question 473.a: Buckle up boys (and a few girls), or down.

ID what is being shown here, and where does it fit in
(be tactful in your answers, not tawdry please)

OR the purported inventor of the entire entity, who is also the patent holder
(got the raw end of the deal if you ask me
lol)

Theme Round's Back: Fortune Favours the Brave.

There.
We're back with it, to start the new year.
The usual.
Seven Questions.
Common Theme.
Crack it.
Earlier you attempt a crack at the theme, greater's your reward. Sadly, same goes with the risk.
However, no negatives for the individual questions.

Any doubts about the scoring,
Check
Points System

We'll begin shortly.

-Nihar

The scores will be updated shortly
By Nihar
I've got my prelims going on now, so it'll be Nihar who'll be posting most of the questions.

Enjoy

-Pai

End of Open Season

This marks the end of Open Season
All the answers will be released by tonight
So tis your last chance to catapult yourself by around 400 points in the scoreboard, and a good way to entertain yourself if you are bored.
lol
All the questions will be on the home page, so no need to go searching for the questions
Questins from 452-472 should be answered

Also, make your attempts for the theme connecting the questions on this post
Word from the wise
Don't cut yourselves on Occam's Razor
Smirk.

Question 472: Lock and Load

A refreshing change from XKCD I presume, but comics nonetheless.
ID what the 2 dinosaurs are talking about (the technique)
And who created it (the playwright)

Question 471: Gives you a Migraine doesn't it?

Whats being denoted in this picture?
SImple question