Sujet
Enlistment of volunteers into the National Guard, Place du Pantheon, Paris, 1870-1871. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Enlistment of volunteers into the National Guard, Place du Pantheon, Paris, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. From a private collection. After the defeat of the French army at Sedan, the Prussians surrounded Paris on 9 September 1871. The National Guard (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.
Private collection
Date
1870
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B86_120
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (1,8Mo) / 44,8cm x 27,9cm / 5295 x 3300 (300dpi)