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Cover for Souvenirs du Siege de Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Anon
Cover for Souvenirs du Siege de Paris, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870. The French commander, General Trochu, opted to rely on a static defence based on the city's fortifications rather than trying to break through the Prussian encirclement. The Prussians, meanwhile, had no intention of invading the city, relying on a blockade to compel its capitulation. The city held out despite famine and great hardship until a bombardment with heavy siege guns led to its surrender on 28 January 1871. From a private collection.
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AR929321
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Public
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3628px × 4819px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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1870-1871
1870S
19th century
Anon
anonymous
ARMAMENTS
Art Media
BANNER
Bayonet
Cannon
clothes
Coat
Coat of Arms
color
concept
country
DEFENDER
Defense
Dress
FLAG
FLAGS
France
FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR
French
greatcoat
gun.
GUNS
Heraldry
ILE-DE-FRANCE
LOCATION
Male
Man
Men
Military personnel
MILITARY UNIFORM
Nationalism
NINETEENTH CENTURY
PARIS
Patriotism
People
Print Collector1
Rifle
Siege of Paris
Soldier
soldiers
STANDARD
TGN
tricolour
WARFARE
Wars
Waving
Weapon, Military
WEAPONRY
WEAPONS