1870 1871 Collection (page 5)

Cantine Nationale, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, January 1871. Artist: Auguste Bry
Cantine Nationale, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, January 1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Deux heures, c est si vite passe quand il fait beau, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
Deux heures, c est si vite passe quand il fait beau, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871 (1871). A reluctant-looking group of French soldiers preparing to go on sentry duty at the front line

Choeur des Girondins, song sheet, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. Patriotic song on the theme of the glory of death in the cause of the defence of France. From a private collection

Enlistment of volunteers into the National Guard, Place du Pantheon, Paris, 1870-1871
Enlistment of volunteers into the National Guard, Place du Pantheon, Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. From a private collection

Battle of Coulmiers, Franco-Prussian War, 9th November 1870. The French defeated a Bavarian army at Coulmiers, enabling them to capture the nearby city of Orleans

Battle of Dijon, Franco-Prussian War, 23rd January 1871. Giuseppe Garibaldis red-shirted Italian volunteers fighting with the French against the Germans at the Battle of Dijon

Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). A French soldier on guard duty in a trench. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. Artist: Auguste Bry
Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. A hungry soldier tries to catch a stray dog for his dinner. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Allegory of France of 1870, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. France, seated and surrounded by the chaos and destruction of the Franco-Prussian War. From a private collection

Le Sou de la Delivrance caricature and song sheet, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Marianne sweeping up coins leaking from a split sack

Allegory of Republican France, 1871. Artist: E Courtaux
Allegory of the Republican France, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled La Grande Crucifiee!!! depicting Marianne as Republican France sitting on the tomb of Paris

Le Martyr Immortalise!, allegory of Republican France, 1871. Artist: E Courtaux
Le Martyr Immortalise!, allegory of Republican France, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled La Grande Crucifiee!!! depicting Marianne as Republican France crucified by defeat in the Franco-Prussian

Battle of Champigny, Franco-Prussian war, 30th November-2nd December 1870. Better known as the Battle of Villiers, the fighting at Champigny was part of an unsuccessful attempt by the French to break

Soldiers inside a building during a bombardment, Franco-Prussian War, December 1870
Soldiers inside a building during a bombardment, Plateau d Avron, Franco-Prussian War, December 1870. A strategically important piece of high ground

Officier du Corps des Forestiers, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Officier du Corps des Forestiers, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Artillerie de Marine, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871
Artillerie de Marine, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A naval gunner beside a large calibre artillery piece

Corps des Douaniers, Siege of Paris Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A French soldier with a captured German. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Garde Nationale Auxiliaire, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. A woman shopper and a member of the National Guard (Garde Nationale)

Cartoon, Paris Commune, 1871. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Le Chant du Depart, song sheet, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. French patriotic song to inspire the troops as they set out for war. From a private collection

Battle of Bapaume, Franco-Prussian war, 3 January 1871. With Paris besieged by the Prussians, Leon Gambetta, a member of the French government

La Justice Eternelle, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. Frances defeat in the war was a national humiliation and resulted in the downfall of the French Second Empire

In the trenches, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
In the trenches, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (1871). After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Dormez donc, avec des gaillards comme ca!, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
Dormez donc, avec des gaillards comme ca!, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871 (1871). French soldiers relaxing in their barracks. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan

Des canons! Encore des canons!! Toujours des canons!!! Siege of Paris, December 1870 (1872). Artist: Auguste Bry
Des canons! Encore des canons!! Toujours des canons!!!, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, December 1870 (1872). A French soldier talking to his comrades

Autant de pris de l ennemi, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). Artist: Auguste Bry
Autant de pris de l ennemi, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1872). French peasants stampeding their livestock rather than let them fall into enemy hands. From a private collection

A woman feeding a wounded soldier soup, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
A woman feeding a wounded soldier soup, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

La Republique Chassant la Basse-cour des Tuilleries, allegorical cartoon, 1870-1871
La Republique Chassant la Basse-cour des Tuilleries, allegorical cartoon, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. The Third Republic was proclaimed in September 1870 after the defeat of the French at

Eclaireurs Franchetti, 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

L Aumonier Militaire, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris showing a military chaplain

Artillerie de la Garde Nationale, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan

Garde Nationale Sedentaire, 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

La Rapee-Bercy, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul Roux
La Rapee-Bercy, Siege of 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

Haute Brugeres, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul Roux
Haute Brugeres, Siege of 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

Fort de Bicetre, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul Roux
Fort de Bicetre, Siege of 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

Allegory of French patriotic emblems, 1870. Coloured print published at the time of the Franco-Prussian War. From a private collection

Napoleon III of France and Wilhelm I of Prussia, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. Cartoon from Actualites. From a private collection

La Statue de Neige, 1870-1871. Cartoon depicting a scene during the Prussian Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

Les Souffrances de Paris, 1870-1871. Scenes from the Prussian Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan

Montigny mitrailleuse, 1870. Introduced by the French during the Franco-Prussian War, this rapid-fire gun had 37 barrels. Operated by 5 men, it could deliver 482 rounds per minute

Defence of Paris: students going to man the barricades, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Artist: Frederick Barnard
Defence of Paris: students going to man the barricades, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Prussian troops entering Metz, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. The Germans captured Metz and the 180, 000 French troops defending it on 23rd October 1871 after a seven week siege

Battle of Sedan, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. View of the battlefield from where Wilhelm I, King of Prussia, stood. Sedan was a national humiliation for the French

Wilhelm I, King of Prussia and Emperor of Germany, c1880. Wilhelm (1797-1888) became King of Prussia in 1861 and was proclaimed Emperor of Germany in 1871 after the Franco-Prussian War

Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun, 1870. Artist: Joseph Montigny
Montigny mitrailleuse, rapid fire gun, 1870. Various views of the gun, invented by Joseph Montigny, introduced by the French during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871

Otto von Bismarck German statesman, when Conservative Deputy and Inspector of Dykes, 1867. Artist: Andre Gill
Otto von Bismarck German statesman, when Conservative Deputy and Inspector of Dykes, 1867. Cartoon published in La Lune (Paris, 1867) showing Bismarck (1815-1904 as a cat with a mousetrap)

Otto von Bismarck, German statesman, 1885. Otto Edward Leopold, Count von Bismarck (1815-1898) was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany

Otto von Bismarck, German statesman, 1871. Otto Edward Leopold, Count von Bismarck (1815-1898) was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany

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