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Otto von Bismarck, German statesman, c1880. Otto Edward Leopold, Count von Bismarck (1815-1898) was Chancellor of Prussia and architect of modern Germany
Garde Nationale (ancien tenue), Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871Garde Nationale (ancien tenue), Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
Gendarmerie Republicaine, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871Gendarmerie Republicaine, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
Genie Auxiliaire, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871Genie Auxiliaire, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
Chirurgiens de la Garde Nationale et de l Armee, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871Chirugiens de la Garde Nationale et de l Armee, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A pair of military surgeons greet each other
Etat Major de la Garde Nationale, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871Etat Major de la Garde Nationale, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. An aristocratic-looking mounted National Guardsman
Caricature of Wilhelm I of Prussia, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. From a private collection
Le Plan Trochu, 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
Grenelle, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul RouxGrenelle, 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
La Defense de Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 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
Paris besieged, 1870-1871. Cartoon depicting a scene during the Prussian Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Aux Camp des Pupilles de la Republique, 1871. Cartoon published at the time of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. From a Private collection
Les Cuirassiers de Reichshoffen, 6th August 1870, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. French cavalry in action during the Battle of Reichshoffen (Battle of Worth), the first major engagement of the war
Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Cartoon depicting a scene during the Prussian Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Une Bonne Prise, 1870-1871. Cartoon depicting a scene during the Prussian Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Suresnes, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul RouxSuresnes, 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
Porte d Auteuil, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul RouxPorte d Auteuil, 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
Albert (1828-1902), King of Saxony, c1890. Albert became king of Saxony in 1874. Previously, when Crown Prince, he commanded the army of Saxony against Prussia in the Austro-Prussian War (1866)
Occupying German soldiers leaving Paris after the Franco-Prussian War, 1871 (c1880). Crowds gather to watch the Germans leaving at the end of their occupation of Paris after the end of
Occupation of Paris by the Germans after the Franco-Prussian War, February 1871 (c1880)Occupation of Paris by the Germans after the Franco-Prussian War, March 1871. The first German troops riding into Paris after the signing of the armistice bringing the war to an end
Prussian siege guns at the siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
Prussian troops at the siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, December 1870. Prussian soldiers before Paris waiting for a sortie by the besieged French
Prussian guns at the siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, January 1871 (c1880). After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III
Prussian Hussar charging with sword drawn, Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871
Prussian troops hoisting their flag at Valerien, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (c1880). This possibly relates to the fort of Mont-Valerien on the western outskirts of Paris
Battle of St Quentin, Franco-Prussian War, January 1871 (c1880). French (right) and German (left) troops fighting at close quarters. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Germans
Prussian soldiers on the march, Franco-Prussian War, September 1870. A Landwehr regiment of the Prussian army on the march led by a drummer
Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming Bicetre, Franco-Prussian War 1870Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming the fort of Bicetre, near Paris during the Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Other German states sided with Prussia in the war
Uhlans in Pursuit of a Balloon, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 (1881). A group of Prussian cavalry giving chase to a balloon which had escaped from the besieged city of Paris
Prussian artillery battery in action, Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871. The seeds of the Franco-Prussian War were sown by the abdication of Queen Isabella of Spain
Leon Gambetta, French politician about to escape besieged Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870Leon Gambetta (1838-82), French Republican politician (in hat, centre) about to escape besieged Paris for Tours by balloon, 7 October 1870. Dictator of France for 5 months. [Paris, 1890]
Balloon ascent at night from Gare du Nord, Paris, Franco-Prussian WarBalloon ascent from Gare du Nord, Paris, at night, to carry dispatches out of besieged city during Franco-Prussian War. In foreground men are picking up basket of homing pigeons which the baloon
Marie Edme Patrice Maurice MacMahon, Duc de Magenta, French soldier and statesman, c1880. Of Irish descent, MacMahon (1808-1893)
A street in Strasbourg during the siege and bombardment, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. From The Illustrated London News. (London, 15 October 1870)
Strasbourg Cathedral during the final bombardment of the city, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. After its fall to the Prussians
Prussian infantry at the charge, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. From The Graphic. (London, 3 September 1870)
Dog and cat meat butcher in Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1871. During the war Paris was under siege from September 1870 to late January 1871
French prisoner of war camp at Wahn, near Cologne, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Over 280, 000 French troops were captured by the Germans during the conflict
Once More into the Sun, Franco-Prussian War, 1870. Wounded German officers in the Germany military hospital at Versailles being given fresh air and sunshine to aid their recovery
A balloon from Paris passing over Versailles, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). During the war Paris was under siege from September 1870 to January 1871
In Possession, 1871. Prussian officers billeted on a French family, December 1871, towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871 in which France was defeated and partly occupied
Battle of Sedan, France, Franco-Prussian War, 1 September 1870 (c1880). Stampede of French troops in retreat from the Prussian onslaught
General Bourbakis defeated French army in Switzerland, February 1871. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871
Helmuth Karl Bernhard, Count von Moltke, Prussian general and statesman, c1880. As Chief of the Prussian General Staff, Moltke (1800-1891)
French retreat to Switzerland, 30 January-1 February 1871 (c1880). Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. After his attempt to break the Prussian line at Belfort had ended in disaster, with the loss of 10
An English butchers, Boulevard Haussmann, Paris, 1871An English butcher s, Boulevard Haussmann, 1871. The meat on sale is from animals, including elephant, from the Jardins des Plantes (Paris Zoo)
Shaving the enemy at Montmirail, 1870. French woman barber shaving a Prussian soldier during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. From The Graphic (London, 8 October 1870)
We have no more than that Sir, 1871. A market trader in poultry, during the Siege of Paris, showing that she has nothing to sell