Images Dated 20th September 2005 (page 5)

La Prise de Paris, 22 May 1871. French government troops entering Paris through the Porte de St Cloud as they attempt to recapture Paris from the Paris Commune. From a private collection

Paris Commune, 1871. Satirical cartoon from a series titled Souvenirs de la Commune. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Paris Commune, 1871. Satirical cartoon from a series titled Souvenirs de la Commune. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Les Beaux Jours de la Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series on the subject of the Paris Commune of March to May 1871 titled Communardiana. From a private collection

Les Beaux Jours de la Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series on the subject of the Paris Commune of March to May 1871 titled Communardiana. From a private collection

Les Beaux Jours de la Commune, 1871. Caricatures from a series titled Communardiana. From a private collection

Cartoon relating to the Paris Commune, 1870s. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

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

Moulin Saquet, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul Roux
Moulin Saquet, 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

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

Battle of Reichshoffen, Franco-Prussian war, 6th August 1870. Charge of the French 8th and 9th cuirassiers. The Battle of Reichshoffen (Battle of Worth), the first major engagement of the war

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

Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Artist: Auguste Bry
Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian War, 1870 (1871). Freezing French soldiers dancing to try to keep warm. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

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

Paris Commune, 1871. Cartoon showing Paris citizens, casualties of the fighting which ensued when Adolphe Thiers, President of the Rebublican government exiled to Versailles

Allegory of Republican France, 1871. Artist: E Courtaux
Allegory of Republican France, 1871. Cartoon from a series titled La Grande Crucifiee!!! depicting Marianne as Republican France exacting her revenge after being crucified. From a private collection

Cartoon relating to the Paris Commune, 1870s. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

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

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

Garde Nationale Sedentaire, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871
Garde Nationale Sedentaire, Siege of Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. A French soldier with a loaf of French bread impaled on his bayonet

Battle of Reichshoffen, Franco-Prussian war, 6th August 1870. French cuirassiers charging Prussian infantry. The Battle of Reichshoffen (Battle of Worth), the first major engagement of the war

Cartoon relating to the Paris Commune, 1870s. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

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

Bastion 66, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Paul Roux
Bastion 66, 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 la Franc-Maconnerie et la Commune, Paris Commune, 1871. The Paris Commune was established when the citizens of Paris, many of them armed National Guards

Les Beaux Jours de la Commune, 1871. Cartoon from a series on the subject of the Paris Commune of March to May 1871 titled Communardiana. From a private collection

La Prise de Paris, May 1871. French government troops capturing the barricade of la Croix-Rouge from the Paris Communards. From a private collection

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

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

Caricature of Wilhelm I of Prussia, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. From a private collection

Le Plan Trochu, 1870-1871. A kneeling General Jules Trochu, who served as President of France from September 1870 to January 1871, offers the keys of Paris to Wilhelm I of Prussia

La Prise de Paris, 23 May 1871. French government troops under fire while trying to recapture Paris from the Paris Commune. The Tuileries Palace is ablaze in the background. From a private collection

La Prise de Paris, 22 May 1871. Fierce fighting at the Porte Maillot as French government troops recapture Paris from the Paris Commune. From a private collection

La Prise de Paris, May 1871. French government troops launching their assault to recapture Paris from the Paris Commune. From a private collection

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

Enlistment of Volunteers into the National Guard, Place du Pantheon, Paris, 1870-1871. Volunteers thronging to enlist to fight in the Franco-Prussian War. Print from L Illustre

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

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

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