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'Garde Mobile de la Seine', Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Anon

'Garde Mobile de la Seine', Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870, besieging the city until its eventual surrender in January 1871. The Garde Nationale was an army recruited from the citizenry of Paris to defend it against any Prussian assault. They were instrumental in the overthrow of the government in March 1871 and the establishment of the Paris Commune. From a private collection.

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Title: 'Garde Mobile de la Seine', Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Anon

Caption: 'Garde Mobile de la Seine', Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1870, besieging the city until its eventual surrender in January 1871. The Garde Nationale was an army recruited from the citizenry of Paris to defend it against any Prussian assault. They were instrumental in the overthrow of the government in March 1871 and the establishment of the Paris Commune. From a private collection.

Credit: Album / Art Media - Private Collection / Heritage Images

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Image size: 3356 × 5209 px | 50.0 MB

Print size: 28.4 × 44.1 cm | 1321.3 × 2050.8 in (300 dpi)

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