Franco Prussian War Collection (page 6)

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

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, 1870-1871
Garde 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, 1870-1871
Gendarmerie 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, 1870-1871
Genie 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, 1870-1871
Chirugiens 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, 1870-1871
Etat 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 Roux
Grenelle, 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 Roux
Suresnes, 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 Roux
Porte 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 1870
Bavarian 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, 1870
Leon 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 War
Balloon 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

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